Portuguese activity, aimed at seventh-year students, aims at learning the noun forms of the verb. Infinitive, gerund or participle? How about studying them through the text The Zombie Story? He tells us about book Zumbi, the boy who was born and died free, written by Janaína Amado! Come on?
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
On the National Day of Black Consciousness, how about a book about this Brazilian hero?
“But I'm free…”
I think that's what the Zumbi boy thought when he was captured and taken away from his family. He didn't settle for being a slave and ran away to fight for freedom.
This fact happened centuries ago. Do you know who we are _____________? From himself, Zumbi dos Palmares – a warrior who fought for the freedom of enslaved black men and women in Brazil.
He died fighting for his ideals. Therefore, the date of his death, November 20, is the National Day of Black Consciousness. […]
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Question 1 - In the text above, the verb “fight” was used three times to refer to Zumbi dos Palmares. Check the sentence in which it is in the infinitive form:
( ) "He did not settle for being a slave and ran away to fight for freedom."
( ) “[…] warrior who fought for the freedom of black men and women […]”
( ) "He died fighting for his ideals."
Question 2 - Underline the verbs in the participle that make up the following fragment. They indicate what they did with Zumbi dos Palmares:
"I think that's what the Zumbi boy thought when he was captured and taken away from his family."
Question 3 - The space must be filled with the gerund of the verb “to speak”. Complete it:
"Do you know who we are _____________?"
Question 4 – In the passage “[…] enslaved black men and women in Brazil.”, the participle “enslaved” expresses:
( ) a way of being
( ) a state
( ) an action
Question 5 - The participle indicates the job:
( ) of active voice
( ) of the passive voice
( ) reflective voice
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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