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Question

The fragment “It is new, ever-changing, expensive, difficult to master, complex to manage, wide-ranging in its potential, disruptive of existing systems.” (lines 52-54) is illustrative of several language processes that contribute to reading comprehension.

All of the following language features are found in the fragment and could be highlighted by the teacher to help students grasp the form and meaning of this passage, but for

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the compound present continuous tense (verb to be + -ing participle), to illustrate the use of this verb form.

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the pronoun “It”, an element of textual reference, to point out cohesive devices.

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premodification in noun phrases, to show differences between the Portuguese and English languages.

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the structure ‘adjective + non-finite clause’ used as a premodifier, to contrast with its use in post-predicative position.

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varied processes of word formation in the English language, showing different suffixes used for the same grammatical function.

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