Portuguese activity: Voices of the verb

Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth year of elementary school, explores verb voices. Active voice, passive voice and reflective voice! Let's analyze these voices in the text about the film Babe – the clumsy little pig in the city? To do so, answer the questions proposed!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

“Babe – the clumsy little pig in the city”

After Babe wins the sheep herding contest, farmer Arthur Hoggett's finances go from bad to worse. After the farmer suffers an accident, his wife Esme Hoggett is left with the responsibility of taking care of the farm and preventing the property from being confiscated by a bank. She leaves with Babe for the “big city”, where the piglet gets into trouble to win a talent contest and raise funds to save the family ranch.

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Questions 

Question 1 – Highlight the verb in the passive voice in this excerpt:

“[…] his wife Esme Hoggett is left with the responsibility of looking after the farm and preventing the property from being confiscated by a bank.”

Question 2 – The complement of a verb in the passive voice is called the passive agent. Identify this agent in the excerpt transcribed in the previous question:

Question 3 – In the sentence “She leaves with Babe for the ‘big city’ […]”, the verb is in the active voice, as the subject is:

( ) agent.

( ) patient.

( ) agent and patient.

Question 4 – In the sentence above, the verb in the active voice refers to:

( ) 1st person singular.

( ) 2nd person singular.

( ) 3rd person singular.

Question 5 – In the passage “[…] the piglet gets involved in various confusions to win a talent contest […]”, the “if” indicates:

( ) the reflexive voice of the verb “involves”.

( ) the pronominal passive voice of the verb “involves”.

( ) the indeterminacy of the subject of the verb “involves”.

By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Literature and specialist in distance education.