Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth grade of elementary school, addresses verbs in the infinitive. Let's analyze this noun form in the text Wild life? To do so, answer the proposed questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Surviving in the wild has never been easy. In the age of man, the challenges facing wildlife have increased exponentially. The “Wild Life” series follows four different stories of hope, struggle and survival. Witness the incredible journey faced by species to _____ preserve and create a new generation of life. See the difference people can make by protecting those who are under threat, from just one major animal to entire species on the brink of extinction.
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Question 1 – Underline the verb in the infinitive in this passage:
“Surviving in the wild has never been easy.”
Question 2 – The verb in the infinitive underlined above is:
( ) impersonal.
( ) inflected staff.
( ) uninflected staff.
Question 3 – In the section “Witness the incredible journey faced by species to _____ preserve […]”, the verb in the infinitive must be accompanied by the pronoun:
( ) “you”.
( ) “if”.
( ) "us".
Question 4 – In “[…] creating a new generation of life.”, the verb in the infinitive is:
( ) direct transitive.
( ) indirect transitive.
( ) transitive direct and indirect.
Question 5 – Read back:
“See the difference people can make by protecting those who are under threat, from just one major animal, to entire species on the brink of extinction.”
Identify the verbs in the infinitive in this segment of the text:
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.