Activity about Linking Words "This, then, is the site of resistance, change, adaptation and reformulation. It is akin to what Canagarajah (1999) in his discussion of resistance to the global spread of English describes as a 'resistance perspective', highlighting the ways in which postcolonial subjects 'may find ways to negotiate, alter and oppose political structures, and reconstruct their languages, cultures and identities to their advantage. The intention is not to reject English, but to reconstitute it in more inclusive, ethical and democratic terms." PENNYCOOK, A. Global Englishes and Transcultural Flows. New York: Routledge, 2007, p. 29.

1. The sentence that best preserves the meaning of the following excerpt "The intention is not to reject English, but to reconstitute it." is:
a) Rather than rejecting English, the intention is to reconstitute it.
b) Besides rejecting English , the intention is to reconstitute it.
c) Despite rejecting English, the intention is to reconstitute it
d) The intention is to reject english in order to reconstitut it.

2. No enunciado "Moreover, Melor (2007) pointed out that social interaction technologies have great benefits for lifelong education environments", o termo "Moreover" funciona como uma conjunção:
a) adversativa
b) disjuntiva
c) aditiva
d) conclusiva

3. The giant panda is China's national symbol. But it is an endangered species, with just 1,000 animals believed to exist in the wild. -In "BUT it is an endangered species" the connective BUT gives the idea of:
a) consequence.
b) conclusion.
c) contrast.
d) addition.
e) emphasis.
4. (MACKENZIE 1998) Indicate the alternative that best completes the following sentence: He is very mature
a) spite of his age
b) despite his age
c) instead of his age
d) despite of his aging
e) in spite his age

5 . (FUVESP- 2019) She lives in London. My sister is married
a) or
b) and
c) for
d) because
e) still​