Avoid + gerúndio e o modal should (Fuvest 1979)

Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas: He .......... avoid .......... mistakes.

A) ought — making
B) must — make
C) shall — make
D) needs — make
E) should — making

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Resposta correta: E

"He ... avoid ... mistakes.": a segunda lacuna resolve quase tudo, porque "avoid" só aceita gerúndio depois dele, "avoid making mistakes", nunca infinitivo. Isso derruba B, C e D em bloco. Restam A e E, as duas com "making", e a diferença está no modal: "ought" exige "to" logo em seguida ("ought to avoid"), então A fica incompleta. "Should" vem sem "to" e sem -s, o que torna E a única alternativa inteira correta. D falharia também no modal, já que "needs" pediria "needs to avoid".

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