Portuguese activity: Verbs in the infinitive

Portuguese activity, focused on students in the eighth grade of elementary school, explores verbs in the infinitive. Let's analyze this noun form in the text hawk-cat? To do this, answer the proposed questions!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

hawk-cat

Despite its wide distribution, the bird is not seen very often. This is because, even if it is medium-sized, it is able to fly through the forest and move easily through the vegetation, making it difficult for birdwatchers to catch it. To record it during the flight, you need binoculars or powerful cameras: it tends to fly over great heights.

With up to 54 centimeters in length and weight ranging from 455 to 474 grams between males and females, respectively, the hawk stands out for its wingspan, which can reach ____ 110 centimeters in length.

Available in:. (Fragment with adaptation).

Questions

Question 1 – Underline the verb in the following infinitive:

“That’s because, even if it is medium-sized, it is capable of flying through the forest […]”

Question 2 – In the section “[…] and moving easily among the vegetation […]”, the “se” indicates:

( ) the active voice of the verb in the infinitive.

( ) the passive voice of the verb in the infinitive.

( ) the reflexive voice of the verb in the infinitive.

Question 3 – In the above passage, the adverbial expression “with ease” adds to the verb in the infinitive a circumstance of:

( ) place.

( ) mode.

( ) time.

Question 4 – In the passage “[…] he usually flies over great heights.”, the verb in the infinitive is:

( ) impersonal.

( ) inflected staff.

( ) uninflected staff.

Question 5 – In the segment “[…] the hawk stands out for its wingspan, which can reach ____ 110 centimeters in length.”, the verb in the infinitive must be accompanied by the preposition:

( ) "The".

( ) "in".

( ) "per".

By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.