Portuguese activity, focused on ninth grade students, explores noun forms of the verb. Infinitive, gerund and participle! Let's analyze them in the text Origin of soils? To do this, answer the proposed questions!
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When the Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, there was no soil as we know it today. The surface of our planet resembled another mush, it was so soft! Gradually, with the cooling of the Earth, a crust made of rocks formed and was gradually modified until it gained the appearance it has today.
These rocks, as they suffer the action of rain, wind and temperature changes - in addition to the activity of living beings - are gone. fragmenting, breaking into smaller pieces until they reach a very small size - particles of sand, silt or clay, in order decreasing in size.
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 258.
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Question 1 - Highlight the verb in the following participle:
"When the Earth was formed, about 4.5 billion years ago, there was no soil as we know it today."
Question 2 – Watch:
"These rocks, by suffering the action of rain, wind and temperature changes [...]"
In this passage, there is an infinitive verb. Identify it:
Question 3 – The infinitive verb identified above is:
( ) impersonal.
( ) flexed staff.
( ) uninflected staff.
Question 4 – Locate the gerund verbs present in the text:
Question 5 - The verbs in the gerund, located in the previous question, express:
( ) actions.
( ) States.
( ) characteristics.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.