Portuguese Activity: Nominal Verb Forms

Portuguese activity, focused on students in the eighth year of elementary school, addresses the noun forms of the verb. Infinitive, gerund and participle! How about analyzing them in the curious text What is a telescope? So, answer the proposed questions! In “Dutchman Hans Lippershey tried to produce the tool, in 1608, to be ____________ in wars.”, should the space be filled with the participle “used” or “used”? Let's go to the challenge?

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What is a telescope?

The telescope is used to observe objects from afar and calculate their size. The Dutchman Hans Lippershey tried to produce the tool, in 1608, to be ____________ in wars. A year later, Thomas Harriot discovered the project and decided to further its usefulness, when he became known as the first man to use the instrument for astronomical purposes.

Galilei was the one who saw, for the first time, the phases of Venus, the satellites of Jupiter, the nature of the Milky Way, the infinite stars and various phenomena. Over time, new versions appeared and, today, there are several types of telescopes: refractor, reflector and catadioptric.

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Questions

Question 1 - Highlight the verbs in the infinitive in this period of the text:

"The telescope is used to observe objects from afar and calculate their size."

Question 2 - Infinitive verbs, previously underlined, express:

( ) actions.

( ) States.

( ) features.

Question 3 - The space, indicated in the text, must be filled with:

( ) the participle “used” to agree with “The telescope”.

( ) the participle “used” to agree with “the tool”.

( ) the participle “used” or the participle “used”, depending on the author's preference.

Question 4 – In “[…] when he became known as the first man to use the instrument for astronomical purposes.”, the phrase with the participle refers to the subject:

( ) “The Dutchman Hans Lippershey”.

( ) “Thomas Harriot”.

( ) “Galilei”.

Question 5 - Reread this excerpt:

“Over time, new versions appeared […]”.

Now, cite a gerund that could take the place of the gerund in this excerpt:

By Denyse Lage Fonseca

Graduated in Languages ​​and specialist in distance education.

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