Portuguese activity, aimed at eighth grade students, explores the gerund. Let's analyze the verbs in the gerund that make up the text What is acid rain and why is there? So, guys, answer the questions proposed below!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Nothing better than hearing the sound of water falling from the sky… But some environmental conditions can change the formation of rain, __________ making it assume the role of villain!
Rain is naturally acidic because water binds to carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere, thus forming carbonic acid. However, with the great emission of toxic gases in the environment, the rain is becoming more toxic than normal.
Industries, cars and plants that use fossil fuels to produce energy are mainly responsible for the increased release of these toxic gases into the air.
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Question 1 - In the text above, the gerund "falling" has as subject:
( ) “the little noise of the water”
( ) "the water"
( ) "the rain"
Question 2 - Fill in the marked space with the gerund of the verb "to do":
“[…] make her assume the role of villain!”
Question 3 - In "[…] graduating thus carbonic acid.”, the highlighted gerund is:
( ) intransitive because it has complete meaning.
( ) indirect transitive because it needs a complement with a preposition.
( ) direct transitive because it needs a complement without a preposition.
Question 4 – In the passage “[…] the rain is getting more toxic than usual.”, the gerund “getting” forms a verbal phrase that indicates:
( ) a state of rain.
( ) a characteristic of rain.
( ) an action of rain.
Question 5 - Identify the punctuation mark that accompanies gerunds in the text:
( ) end
( ) comma
( ) ellipsis
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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