Portuguese activity, focused on eighth grade students, explores indirect transitive verbs. How about analyzing these verbs in the text World's oldest Japanese woman turns 118? To do so, answer the proposed questions!
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She lives in an institution that cares for the elderly in Fukuoka City.
A Japanese woman, recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest person in the world, turned 118 this Saturday (2).
Tanaka Kane resides in the city of Fukuoka in southwest Japan and was born on January 2, 1903. She currently lives in an institution for the care of the elderly.
Tanaka is practically not having the opportunity to meet _______ relatives, due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, institution officials report that she is doing well, eating three meals a day and exercising.
She likes to eat chocolate, drink sodas and do arithmetic. According to officials, she wants to stay healthy until she is 120 years old.
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Question 1 - A verb is transitive when it requires a complement with a preposition. Point out the passage in which the underlined verb follows this rule:
( ) “Oldest Japanese woman in the world does 118th birthday.”
( ) “She lives in an institution that takes care of seniors in Fukuoka City”.
( ) “However, employees of the institution inform that she is doing well […]”
Question 2 – In the passage pointed out above, the transitive verb refers to:
( ) to the 1st person.
( ) to the 2nd person.
( ) to the 3rd person.
Question 3 – Complete the space with the preposition required by the transitive indirect verb:
“[…] opportunity to meet _______ relatives, due to the coronavirus pandemic.”
Question 4 – In the passage “She likes to eat chocolate, drink sodas and do arithmetic.”, there is an indirect transitive verb. Identify it:
Question 5 – The indirect transitive verb identified above is in the indicative mood, as it expresses:
( ) certainty.
( ) orientation.
( ) possibility.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
