Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth year of elementary school, explores the passive voice. Can you identify a passive verb? How about learning? Then answer the questions based on the text. Matrioskas! Ever hear about them? No? The matrioskas are those “traditional Russian dolls that are inside each other”!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
The matrioskas are the traditional Russian dolls that are inside each other. The original idea came from Japan and there they symbolized fertility and motherhood, but for the Russians they symbolize family and luck. These lovely dolls are usually ________ made of wood, and each one is decorated with bright designs and colors so there is no one like the other, making them unique. Nowadays, matrioskas, which have many models and varieties, are one of the main souvenirs requested by tourists in Russia.
Marta Ribón. Discover the world – Asia, Ciranda Cultural, 2008.
Question 1 - Identify the passage where the passive voice is present:
( ) “The matrioskas are the traditional Russian dolls that stay one inside the other.”
( ) “The original idea came from Japan and there they symbolized fertility and motherhood […]”
( ) “[…] each one is decorated with bright designs and colors […]”
Question 2 - Complete the space indicated with the participle of the verb "to do", in order to compose the analytical passive voice:
“These lovely dolls are usually ________ made of wood […]”
Question 3 - Check the clause in which the pronominal passive voice was correctly used:
( ) You can buy matrioskas for family and friends.
( ) Marioskas are purchased for family and friends.
( ) Marioskas are purchased for family and friends.
Question 4 – Pass the following sentence to the active voice:
"The matrioskas are requested by tourists in Russia."
Question 5 - It can be concluded that the verbs, used in the passive voice, are:
( ) binding
( ) intransitives
( ) transitive
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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