Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth year of elementary school, aims to study the reflective voice verbs. A verb is in the reflective voice when the subject is the agent and patient of the verbal action! Let's analyze these verbs in the text about the NGO Cradle Work? To do this, answer the proposed questions!
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Eleni has always heard about Obra do Berço. When she decided to visit the space, in 2015, she was enchanted by the professionalism and kindness of the employees and enrolled her son, Victor there. The boy, who was 1 year old at the time, had difficulty socializing, says Edmea da Conceição Marques, director of the institution's Children's Education Center. If the issue was not worked out, it could become a problem in adulthood. Eleni agrees: “He was very attached to one person,” she says. "Besides, since he was little, he was always quite irritated." Victor was referred to a psychologist and a speech therapist, who still care for him. The collective activities at the day care center and the support of the team were essential for the boy's maturity. […]
Daniela Archangel. Magazine “All”. February and March/2019, p.50.
Question 1 - Highlight the verb in the reflective voice in this passage of the text:
“When he decided to visit the space in 2015, he was enchanted by the professionalism and kindness […]”
Question 2 - In the passage above, the verb in the reflective voice expresses:
( ) an action by Eleni, Victor's mother.
( ) a state of Eleni, Victor's mother.
( ) a characteristic of Eleni, Victor's mother.
Question 3 – In the excerpt “[…] it could become a problem in adulthood.”, the verb in the reflective voice is in the form of:
( ) infinitive
( ) gerund
( ) participle
Question 4 - In “He was very attached to one person […]”, the verb in the reflective voice expresses:
( ) an ephemeral fact in Victor's past.
( ) a continuous fact in Victor's past.
( ) a fact closed in Victor's past.
Question 5 - In “[…] since he was little, he has always been quite irritated.”, the term “always” modifies the meaning of the verb in the reflective voice, indicating:
( ) mode
( ) time
( ) intensity
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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