Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the second year of high school, about verbal predication. Intransitive verb, direct transitive verb, indirect transitive verb, or linking verb? What do they mean? How about learning? The proposed questions explore the verbs used in the text the big meeting, written by Silvana Tavana.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Once upon a time there was an Author with a vague idea for a new story. And since in this story there was a real vacancy for a Character, he thought of starting his search by placing an ad in the newspaper.
“We are looking for a Character willing to live thrilling adventures. It is not necessary to have experience in the subject, but some characteristics will be especially considered: a certain physical preparation, quick thinking and charismatic personality.”
The first candidate to present himself immediately said:
– I participated in important passages from many famous books, immortalized by starred characters.
– Oh, congratulations! You are right. Great characters don't age. […] It's a shame, but a supporting role of advanced age is not what I'm looking for. Sorry!
Two days and many crumpled pages later, the Author gets another candidate – a very sincere type, but quite immature.
– I've had _______ many imaginations, but…
- But?
– I never got to paper…
– Ah…
– I have a lot of potential, but…
- But?
– I need someone who believes in me, who deciphers me and reveals me with all the letters, do you understand?
– You're very interesting, but…
TAVANA, Silvana. The big date. In: "Tales". São Paulo: April, Nova Escola Magazine. 2010. P. 22. (Fragment).
question 1 – In the sentence “Once upon a time there was an Author […]”, the intransitive verb “Era” has the meaning of:
a) There was
b) existed
c) did
d) occurred
Question 2 - In the phrase "Looking for a Character willing to live electrifying adventures.", the direct transitive verb "search" was used:
a) in active voice
b) in the passive analytical voice
c) in the pronominal passive voice
d) in reflective voice
Question 3 - In the segment “– I have passed _______ many imaginations, but…”, the verb “passed” is indirect transitive because it needs a complement with a preposition. Check the preposition that correctly completes the gap:
a) "by"
b) "of"
c) "with"
d) "to"
Question 4 – In the passage “– Never I arrived to the role…”, the highlighted indirect transitive verb indicates the idea of:
in time
b) place
c) origin
d) destination
Question 5 - In the sentence “– You are very interesting, but…”, the connecting verb “is” introduces:
a) an attribute of the candidate.
b) a way of being of the candidate.
c) a candidate's status.
d) an action by the candidate.
Question 6 – Underline the verbs that make up the sentences. Then rank them by predication, numbering as directed:
(1) intransitive
(2) direct transitive
(3) indirect transitive
( ) “I participated in important passages from many famous books […]”
( ) “Great characters don't get old.”
( ) “[…] the Author receives another candidate […]”
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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