Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth grade of elementary school, explores direct transitive verbs. How about analyzing these verbs in the text whales? To do so, answer the proposed questions!
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Whales, like all mammals, are warm-blooded and breathe through their lungs. They are incredibly adapted to aquatic life and, when submerged, they communicate by means of clicks and whistles. Some studies on whales have already revealed how their social behavior is developed. Some species form groups with strong social organization, in which they feed together and protect the young and the sick. […]
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Question 1 – Underline the following transitive verb:
“Whales […] are warm-blooded and breathe through their lungs.”
Question 2 – The verb underlined above is direct transitive because:
( ) does not require a complement.
( ) requires complement without preposition.
( ) requires complement with preposition.
Question 3 – In “Some studies on whales have already revealed how their social behavior is developed.”, the direct transitive verb was used in the indicative mood, as it expresses:
( ) a certainty.
( ) a possibility.
( ) a recommendation.
Question 4 – In the passage “Some species form groups with strong social organization […]”, the direct transitive verb refers to:
( ) to the 1st person plural.
( ) to the 2nd person plural.
( ) to the 3rd person plural.
Question 5 – Watch:
“[…] where they feed together and protect the young and the sick.”
In this passage, there is a direct transitive verb. Identify the complement of this verb, that is, the direct object:
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
