Portuguese activity, focused on ninth grade students, addresses the voices of the verb. Active voice, passive voice and reflective voice! Let's analyze their presence in the text that tells us the origin and tradition of Santa Claus? So, answer the various questions proposed below that explore verbal voices!
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Scholars claim that the figure of the good old man was inspired by a bishop named Nicolas Thaumaturgo, who was born in Turkey in 280 AD. Ç. The bishop, a kind-hearted man, used to help poor people, leaving small bags of coins near the chimneys of houses.
He was made a saint (St. Nicholas) after several people reported miracles attributed to him.
The association of the image of St. Nicholas with Christmas took place in Germany and spread around the world in a short time. […]
Until the end of the 19th century, Santa Claus was depicted wearing a brown winter outfit. However, in 1881, an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola showed the good old man in an outfit, also of winter, in red and white (the colors of the soda) and with a red hat with pompom White. The advertising campaign was a great success and the new Santa Claus image quickly spread around the world.
Currently, the figure of Santa Claus is present in the lives of children all over the planet, especially during Christmas holidays. He is the good old man with the white beard and red clothes who, on Christmas Eve, brings presents to the children who were good and behaved well during the year. He inhabits the North Pole and, with his chariot drawn by flying reindeer, brings joy to families during the Christmas holidays. As they say: Christmas without Santa Claus is no fun.
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Question 1 - In the passage “The bishop, a man of good heart, I used to help poor people […]”, the underlined verb is in the active voice because:
( ) the subject is an agent.
( ) the subject is patient.
( ) the subject is an agent and a patient.
Question 2 - The prayer “[…] the figure of the good old man was inspired by a bishop named Nicolau Thaumaturgo […]”, is in the passive voice. Rewrite it in active voice:
Question 3 - In the period “Until the end of the 19th century, Santa Claus was represented with a brown winter outfit.”, the voiceover in the passive voice expresses:
( ) an ephemeral fact until the end of the 19th century.
( ) a continuous fact until the end of the 19th century.
( ) a sporadic fact until the end of the 19th century.
Question 4 – In “[…] the new image of Santa Claus spread out quickly around the world.”, the adverb “quickly” modifies the sense of the highlighted reflexive verb, expressing:
( ) mode
( ) time
( ) intensity
Question 5 - Note the active voice verbs highlighted in this fragment:
"He inhabits the North Pole and, with its chariot drawn by flying reindeer, bring the joy for families during the Christmas holidays.”
The underlined verbs above express:
( ) Santa Claus actions.
( ) Santa Claus states.
( ) characteristics of Santa Claus.
Question 6 – In the excerpt “As they say: Christmas without Santa Claus is no fun.”, the subject of the verb in the active voice “they say” is:
( ) hidden
( ) nonexistent
( ) undetermined
Question 7 – Identify the verbal voice, listing as indicated:
(1) active voice
(2) passive voice
(3) reflective voice
( ) “He was transformed into a saint (St. Nicholas) […]”
( ) “The advertising campaign was a great success […]”
( ) “[…] the figure of Santa Claus is present in children's lives […]”
( ) “[…] and behaved well during the year.”
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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