Portuguese activity, focused on eighth grade students, addresses the gerund verbs. Are we going to learn about this noun form of the verb? So, answer the questions based on the text that presents us with the tanager!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
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It measures approximately 17.5 cm in length with an average weight of 38 grams, and may have a wingspan of up to 32 cm (male). The immature male has mixed green and orange plumage, remaining so for a year. At maturity, the species presents a notorious sexual dimorphism: the male is almost completely crimson in color, becoming brownish on the upper parts; the female is bright yellow in color.
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Question 1 - In the passage “[…] which may have a wingspan of up to 32 cm (male)”, the subject of the verb in the gerund is:
( ) hidden
( ) simple
( ) undetermined
Question 2 - Underline the verb in the gerund that makes up this period:
"The immature male has mixed green and orange plumage, remaining so for a year."
Question 3 – Look carefully at the verb in the gerund underlined in the previous question. It can be said that he is:
( ) binding
( ) intransitive
( ) direct transitive
Question 4 - In the sentence “[…] becoming gray in the upper parts […]”, the verb in the gerund refers to:
( ) to the species.
( ) to the male.
( ) to the female.
Question 5 - In the sentence above, the "if" indicates:
( ) the active voice of the verb in the gerund.
( ) the passive voice of the verb in the gerund.
( ) the reflective voice of the verb in the gerund.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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