Tricky Pitfalls - 20

Fake News 1

O Papa Francisco teve um filho na década de 70. A mãe faleceu ao dar à luz. O menino foi criado por uma irmã do papa e hoje vive, com um nome falso, na província de Rosário.

Tricky Pitfalls – 20

96. It is important that you do not feel insecure of your abilities when taking a leadership position.

97. The lawyer insisted to be paid in advance. 

98. Ensuring your home in anticipation of natural disasters is a good idea.

99. Unfortunately, it happened the same thing again yesterday: the flight to Frankfurt was cancelled.

100. The ex-governor said all the expensive jewelleries his wife possessed had been bought with what he called leftover donations.

Correção

96. It is important that you are not insecure about your abilities when taking a leadership position. (Insecure about, não insecure of.)

97. The lawyer insisted on being paid in advance. (Insist on + gerund, não insist + to-infinitive.)

98. Insuring your home in anticipation of natural disasters is a good idea. (Ensure: assegurar, garantir, ter certeza; insure: fazer seguro, pôr no seguro.)

99. Unfortunately, the same thing happened again yesterday: the flight to Frankfurt was cancelled. (O sujeito do verbo happen é the same thing.)

100. The ex-governor said all the expensive jewellery his wife possessed had been bought with what he called leftover donations. (Jewellery é um substantivo uncountable, isto é, só existe no singular.)