Portuguese activity, focused on students in the eighth grade of elementary school, addresses direct transitive verbs. Let's analyze them in the text What are pesticides? To do this, answer the proposed questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
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They are products of a biological, physical or chemical nature, used to combat pests and diseases that harm agriculture. Pesticides hit insects in general, fungicides attack bottoms, and herbicides kill weeds that invade other crops. Pesticides are harmful to human health. They cause everything from allergies and asthma to damage to organs or human devices. Some can cause death. Ingesting plenty of water and fiber is a way to clean the body of residues left by pesticides.
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Question 1 – In the section “Pesticides affect insects in general […]”, there is a direct transitive verb. Identify it:
Question 2 – The verb identified above is direct transitive because:
( ) does not require a complement.
( ) requires complement with preposition.
( ) requires complement without preposition.
Question 3 – In the sentence “[…] the fungicides attack the funds […]”, the transitive verb refers to:
( ) to the 1st person plural.
( ) to the 2nd person plural.
( ) to the 3rd person plural.
Question 4 – Underline the following transitive verbs:
“[…] herbicides kill weeds that invade other crops.”
Question 5 – The direct transitive verbs highlighted above express certainties, as they are:
( ) in the indicative mood.
( ) in the subjunctive mood.
( ) in the imperative mood.
Question 6 – In “Ingest plenty of water and fiber […]”, the direct transitive verb is:
( ) an infinitive.
( ) a gerund.
( ) a participle.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.