Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth grade of elementary school, addresses verb phrases. How about analyzing these phrases in the text about the film free Willy? To do so, answer the proposed questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Jesse is a boy who lost his parents very early. He used to bounce from orphanage to orphanage until he was living on the streets. One night, he and his friend Perry are caught by Officer Dwight, graffitiing a local park. Despite the situation, the police officer sympathizes with Jesse and introduces him to Glen and Annie Greenwood, who are going to adopt the boy. Part of the punishment for his minor infraction involves cleaning up the mess he made in the park and it's there that Jesse meets Willy, an orca who is being trained to be the special attraction of the place. However, Willy does not respond well to training. She was stolen from her family by a mercenary fisherman and is still traumatized. […]
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Question 1 – Underline the verb phrase in this excerpt:
“[…] he and his friend Perry are caught by Officer Dwight […]”
Question 2 – Verb phrases are formed by two verbs: one auxiliary and one main. Identify them in the snippet above:
a) auxiliary verb:
b) main verb:
Question 3 – The verbal phrase, present in the segment “[…] Glen and Annie Greenwood, who are going to adopt the boy.”, refers to:
( ) to the 1st person plural.
( ) to the 2nd person plural.
( ) to the 3rd person plural.
Question 4 – Mark the fragment that contains a verbal phrase:
( ) “Jesse is a boy who lost his parents very early.”
( ) “[…] an orca that is being trained to be the special attraction of the place.”
( ) “However, Willy does not respond well to training.”
Question 5 – In the part “She was stolen from her family by a mercenary fisherman […]”, the verb phrase is in the voice:
( ) active.
( ) passive.
( ) reflective.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
