Portuguese Activity: Voices of the verb

Portuguese activity, suitable for ninth grade students, explores the voices of the verb. Active, passive or reflective voice? Can you tell them apart? And the role that voices play in the communicative context? How about learning! Then answer the questions based on the text about the book. How the stars were born – twelve Brazilian legends, written by Clarice Lispector!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

twelve months, twelve legends

Do you want to know how the stars were born? Or how did the animals appear? And the story of an unnamed fruit? Or to know everything that happened at a party in the forest?

These and other legends are told by Clarice Lispector in her book How the stars were born – twelve Brazilian legends. In chapters that represent the months of the year, the writer tells traditional stories ranging from the birth of the stars to slavery.

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Questions

In questions 1 and 2, identify the voice of the verb "count":

question 1 – “These and other legends are told by Clarice Lispector […]”

( ) active voice

( ) analytical passive voice

( ) pronominal passive voice 

Question 2 - “[…] the writer tells traditional stories […]”

( ) active voice

( ) analytical passive voice

( ) pronominal passive voice

Question 3 - The pronoun "se", which indicates the passive voice, was correctly used in the sentence:

( ) Twelve legends are told in Clarice Lispector's book.

( ) Twelve legends are told in Clarice Lispector's book.

( ) Twelve legends are told or told in Clarice Lispector's book.

In questions 4 and 5, point out the subject's characteristic in the composition of the verbal voice:

Question 4 – "Or how did the animals appear?"

( ) agent of the action expressed by the verb.

( ) patient of the action expressed by the verb.

( ) agent and patient of the action expressed by the verb.

Question 5 - “The students were enchanted by Clarice Lispector's book of legends!”

( ) agent of the action expressed by the verb.

( ) patient of the action expressed by the verb.

( ) agent and patient of the action expressed by the verb.

By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages ​​and specialist in distance education.

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