Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth grade of elementary school, addresses transitive verbs. Let's analyze the verbs that require a complement in the text about the film Forever love? Then, answer the proposed questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
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Read:
Elizabeth, with the support of her mother-in-law Nonna, is doing everything she can to keep her late husband's once-renowned but now struggling Italian restaurant afloat. She calls Ben to rectify the situation. At first, Elizabeth resists the changes he believes will save the restaurant. But as they grow closer, Elizabeth realizes that not all change is bad.
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Question 1 – Underline the following direct and indirect transitive verb:
“She calls Ben to rectify the situation.”
Question 2 – The verb highlighted above is direct and indirect transitive, as it requires two types of complement (objects). Identify them:
a) direct object:
b) indirect object:
Question 3 – Watch:
“At first, Elizabeth resists the changes he believes will save the restaurant.”
In this passage, there is an indirect transitive verb. Tick it:
( ) “resist”.
( ) “believe”.
( ) “will save”.
Question 4 – The verb mentioned above is indirect transitive, since:
( ) does not require a complement.
( ) requires complement without preposition.
( ) requires complement with preposition.
Question 5 – In “But as they grow closer, Elizabeth realizes that not all change is bad.”, the direct transitive verb refers to the subject:
( ) "they".
( ) “Elizabeth”.
( ) “not all change”.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
