Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth grade of elementary school, explores direct transitive verbs. How about analyzing these verbs in the text about great-eared owl? To do so, answer the proposed questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
The long-eared owl is a relatively large owl, measuring 37 centimeters. In addition to having powerful eyesight, this species has a prominent facial disc. It plays an important role as a sound reflector, which increases the volume of sound, facilitating the location of prey.
The long-eared owl has very prominent “ears”. Hence, in the state of Pernambuco, it is called the cat-owl.
It has nocturnal habits, becoming active at sunset and, during the day, it is camouflaged in the trees.
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Question 1 – Underline the following verb:
“[…] this species has a very prominent facial disc.”
Question 2 – The verb underlined above is direct transitive because:
( ) does not require a complement.
( ) requires complement with preposition.
( ) requires complement without preposition.
Question 3 – Read back:
“It plays an important role as a sound reflector […]”
Cite a direct transitive verb with the same meaning as the one used in this segment:
Question 4 – In “[…] that expands the volume of the sound […]”, the direct transitive verb refers to:
( ) 1st person singular.
( ) 2nd person singular.
( ) 3rd person singular.
Question 5 – Identify the passage that contains a direct transitive verb:
( ) “The long-eared owl is a relatively large owl […]”
( ) “The long-eared owl has very prominent ‘ears’.”
( ) “Hence, in the state of Pernambuco, it is called a cat-owl.”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
