(UFRGS -2006) Seattle has a deep wateriness, says

(UFRGS - 2006)

        "Seattle has a deep wateriness", says British-born author and avid sailor Jonathan Raban, who has been a resident of the Washington city for more than a decade. "It's a basic constituent of the architecture that ¹everything is reflected. The sight of the city 'sittting' on Elliott Bay on a calm day is extraordinary."

        Indeed, water is the soul of Seattle. From Elliott Bay, in the city's west side, ferries set sail for Bainbridge Island and container and cruise ships dock. Lake Union rests in the center of the city, and its arms cut off the north end. To the east lies vast Lake Washington, a physical barrier between Seattle and its ²expansive suburbs. Most ³vantage points include a glimpse of water, either still and shimmering or angry and capped with white. When the clouds can hold no more moisture, water rains down, washing the pavements clean and drenching the green lawns and elaborate gardens of the city.

        The peculiar and complex intersections of land and water in Seattle have created geographical and philosophical boundaries and divisions. One result is in the city's many distinct and self-contained neighborhoods. It's not uncommon to meet someone who has lived in a single area since birth, and Seattleites are fiercely loyal to their neighborhoods. No one is prouder than a local of the isolated hamlet of ⁴Magnolia or the former hippie redoubt of ⁵Wallingford, for instance. Residents in each neighborhood still consider it to be the center of universe. There is a neighborhood for everyone.

        Even ⁶if natives should treasure an urge to get out and see the world, it seems more than likely that they will eventually return. It's as if the soft rains and mild temperatures that allows trees and plants to flourish so abundantly somehow also permeate those who live here, encouraging familial roots to take hold.

        In 1851, it was water that first attracted Arhur Denny's clan, among the first settlers who left Illinois by covered wagon to seek riches in the Oregon Territory. ⁷After learning of plentiful resources to the north, Denny and his group sailed to ⁸what is now Alki Beach in West Seattle. They eventually established ⁹what became Pioneer Square. ¹¹History may be young in this ¹²port town, but its ¹³grasp on the collective ¹⁴Northwest spirit is possibly ¹⁰stronger than that in any older, more storied ¹⁵East Coast city.

Adapted from: Elle Decor, v. 16, p. 66-80, Mar. 2005

Considere o uso do pronome WHAT nas referências 8 e 9.

Em quais das frases a seguir o pronome WHAT é usado corretamente?

I - What impresses the visitor about Seattle is its wateriness.
II - What time does the ferry boat leave for Bainbrigde Island?
III - Seattle offered plentiful resources, what attracted Arthur Denny's clan.