The storm’s lingering effects snow were all solved late Sunday.

Because of the unexpected snowstorm, there was a large power failure in the storm-struck region.

In “as they cleaned up downed electrical wires and fallen branches” (L.20-21) , the term “downed” (L.20) could be replaced by turned down without changing the original meaning of the text.

Throughout the entire US north and east regions there were hundreds of schools closed, many lacked power and trees littered roads after a surprise snow on Sunday.

The Amazon River basin includes parts of eight South American countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname, as well as French Guiana, a department of France.

Although the Amazon River basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth, it is the second most voluminous river on Earth.

The expression “are the most species-rich biome” (L.18) could be replaced by have a great diversity of plant species without changing the original meaning of the text

With an astounding biodiversity, the Amazon Rainforest is home to more species of plants and animals than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet.

A substituição de “deflagrou” (L.8) por tornou pública, embora não implique prejuízo estritamente gramatical para a estrutura da oração em que esse termo se insere, acarreta mudança no sentido do trecho.

O primeiro período do texto — “Olinda é conhecida (...) da Semana Santa.” — poderia ser reescrito, sem prejuízo gramatical para o texto, da seguinte maneira: A fama de seus mamulengos e bonecos carnavalescos gigantes, que, sendo tão populares, também participam dos festejos da Semana Santa, faz com que Olinda seja conhecida no mundo inteiro.