Portuguese activity, focused on students in the eighth grade of elementary school, about infinitive verbs. Let's analyze this nominal form in the text. How did the expression “let the beard soak” come about? To do this, answer the proposed questions!
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In antiquity and the Middle Ages, the beard meant honor and power. Having someone's beard cut off was a great humiliation. This idea has come down to the present day in this expression that means to be on the lookout, to be careful, to be on the safe side. A Spanish proverb says that "when you see your neighbor's beards catch on fire, soak yours." We must all learn ______ from the experiences of others.
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Question 1 - In “let the beards soak”, there is an infinitive verb. Locate it:
Question 2 - In the period “In Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the beard meant honor and power.”, the highlighted term is:
( ) adjective.
( ) substantive.
( ) infinitive.
Question 3 - In the passage "To have the beard cut by someone […]”, the underlined verb is:
( ) impersonal infinitive.
( ) inflected personal infinitive.
( ) uninflected personal infinitive.
Question 4 – The “if”, which accompanies the verbs in the infinitive “cautionary” and “prevent”, indicate:
( ) the active voice.
( ) the passive voice.
( ) the reflective voice.
Question 5 - The expression “[…] catch fire […]”, formed with an infinitive verb, was used:
( ) with a connotative sense.
( ) with a denoting sense.
( ) with connotative and denotative sense.
Question 6 – Complete the space with the preposition, required by the infinitive verb “learn”, in this text segment:
“We must all learn ______ the experiences of others.”
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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