Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the ninth year of elementary school, about verbal transitivity. How about analyzing transitive verbs in the text Why don't dogs like it when they get their tail? For this, answer the proposed questions! In the segment “[…] ask owners to massage the whole body of their dogs – including the tail.”, is the verb “ask” direct transitive, indirect transitive or direct and indirect transitive? Let's go to the challenge?
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NAME:
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In principle, there is no reason for dogs to respond negatively to this touch. It is a very common practice in their training to ask owners to massage the entire body of their dogs – including the tail. But if the dog shows dissatisfaction, it is good to be aware: it is possible that he is feeling some kind of pain in the area.
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Question 1 - Note this excerpt:
“[…] there is no reason for dogs to respond negatively to ______ this touch.”
The indirect transitive verb "respond" requires the preposition:
( ) "The".
( ) "per".
( ) "with".
Question 2 - The adverb "negatively" modifies the meaning of the indirect transitive verb in the excerpt above, expressing a circumstance of:
( ) mode.
( ) time.
( ) intensity.
Question 3 - In the segment “[…] ask owners to massage the entire body of their dogs – including the tail.”, the verb “ask” is:
( ) direct transitive.
( ) indirect transitive.
( ) direct and indirect transitive.
Question 4 – Underline the direct transitive verb in this passage of text:
“But if the dog shows dissatisfaction, it's good to be aware […]”
Question 5 - The direct transitive verb underlined above composes:
( ) a hypothesis.
( ) a conclusion.
( ) a comparison.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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