Test your knowledge of verbal transitivity through unpublished exercises and also those that have already fallen in competitions. Check the hidden answers that were commented on by the expert teacher.
question 1
Rate the verbs for transitivity.
a) I heard something.
b) Parents lament the neglect of education.
c) I need a ride.
d) Thank you all for your presence.
e) The father called the son.
a) I heard something.
I listened - direct transitive verb, because it needs a complement without a preposition.
b) Parents lament the neglect of education.
lament - direct transitive verb, because it needs a complement without a preposition.
c) I need a ride.
precise - indirect transitive verb, because it needs a complement necessarily accompanied by a preposition.
d) Thank you all for your presence.
thank you - direct and indirect transitive verb, because it needs and two complements, one with preposition (indirect object "The all") and another without preposition (direct object "the presence" - in this case "a" is an article and not a preposition).
e) The father called the son.
called - direct transitive verb. The complement “to the son” is prepositioned direct object, which means that although the direct object does not require the presence of a preposition, in this case its use avoids ambiguity. Note the prayer "The son the father called" does not make it clear who calls whom, but in "The son the father called." it is clear that the father called the son.
question 2
(UNIP) When I repeated this, for the third time, I thought in the seminary, but how do you think about danger that passed on, an aborted illness, an extinct nightmare; all my nerves told me men are not priests. (Machado de Assis)
In the sentence above, the highlighted verbs are:
a) Direct transitive - indirect transitive - intransitive
b) Direct transitive - direct transitive - direct transitive
c) Indirect transitive - intransitive - direct transitive
d) Intransitive - intransitive - intransitive
e) Intransitive - direct transitive - direct transitive
Right alternative: a) Direct transitive – indirect transitive – intransitive.
- I repeated - the verb complement did not require a preposition, but a direct object.
- Thought - the complement of the verb required preposition (What did the subject think about? at the seminar).
- Passed - does not need a complement, therefore it is intransitive.
question 3
(Facens) Check the alternative where the verb is direct transitive.
a) I bought land and built the house.
b) Warriors sleep now.
c) The blind cannot see.
d) John looks angry.
Right alternative: a) I bought land and built the house.
Who buys, buys something. Since the verb complement did not require a preposition, we are faced with a direct object.
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
b) The warriors sleep now. (intransitive verb)
c) The blind does not see. (intransitive verb)
d) John looks angry. (connecting verb)
question 4
Indicate the alternative where the verb is transitive indirect.
a) Fulfill expectations.
b) Attended the meeting late.
c) Love God.
d) He thanked his colleague for his help.
e) He died of hunger.
Right alternative: b) You were late for the meeting.
Appeared is an indirect transitive verb (appeared in what?), because it needs a complement with a preposition (à meeting, which is the indirect object).
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) Fulfill expectations.
Fulfilled is a direct transitive verb (fulfilled what?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (expectations, which is the direct object). In this case, the preposition “with” was used only to emphasize the sentence, but it is not essential to complete the meaning of the verb. Thus, we are faced with a prepositioned direct object.
c) Love God.
To love is a direct transitive verb (to love who?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (God, who is the direct object). In this case, the preposition “a” was used only to emphasize the sentence, but it is not essential to complete the meaning of the verb. Thus, we are faced with a prepositioned direct object.
d) He thanked his colleague for his help.
To thank is a direct and indirect transitive verb (to thank what? to whom?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (the help, which is the direct object) and a complement with a preposition (the colleague, which is the indirect object).
e) He died of hunger.
Died is an intransitive verb, because it doesn't need a complement to express the full meaning. “From hunger” is an adverbial adverbial of causa, that is, it is an accessory term of prayer.
question 5
Identify the verbal complements that are direct object, indirect object, and direct and indirect object.
a) I doubt your intentions.
b) The topic is of interest to the board.
c) Nobody liked him.
d) Did not taste the cake.
e) Do you know the new employee?
f) Offered a gift to the birthday person.
g) Love God.
a) I doubt your intentions.
“of their intentions” is an indirect object, because this complement is introduced through the obligatory preposition of - I doubt (de+as) das.
b) The topic is of interest to the board.
“To the bank” is an indirect object, because this complement is introduced through the mandatory preposition a - interests a.
c) Nobody liked him.
“his” is an indirect object, because this complement is introduced through the obligatory preposition of - liked (of+he) = him.
d) Did not taste the cake.
The verb “prover” does not need to be linked to its complement through an obligatory preposition. However, there are cases in which the direct object is introduced by preposition for the sake of style, as in this case.
Thus, it is correct to say “Didn't taste the cake”, whose verbal complement is “the cake”, a direct object introduced without obligatory preposition.
It is also correct to say “Didn't taste the cake”, a sentence that has as a verbal complement “the cake”, a direct prepositional object, because it was introduced by the non-obligatory preposition of (de+o = do).
e) Do you know the new employee?
“the new employee” is a direct object, because this complement is not introduced by means of a mandatory preposition.
f) Offered a gift to the birthday person.
“a gift” is a direct object, because this complement is not introduced by means of an obligatory preposition.
“to the birthday person” is an indirect object, because this complement is introduced through the obligatory preposition a - they offered (a+o) = ao.
g) Love God.
The verb “to love” does not need to be linked to its complement through a mandatory preposition. However, even though we write “Love your children”, it is strange that we write “Love God” because the use of “Love God” has become common.
Thus, this is a case of prepositioned direct object, which occurs when the preposition is used as a direct object for the sake of expressiveness.
question 6
Indicate the alternatives where the function does not match the terms in bold.
a) I loved the jokes. (nominal complement)
b) The ring belongs to Mary. (subject)
c) Mary received the ring. (direct object)
d) John chose the most beautiful ring for maria.(direct and indirect object)
it's from something for him to eat. (direct and indirect object)
f) I informed the date of student exams. (prepositioned direct object)
Alternatives:
a) I loved the jokes. (nominal complement)
"the jokes" is a direct object
b) The ring belongs to Mary. (subject)
“To Mary” is an indirect object
f) I informed the date of student exams. (prepositioned direct object)
"the date of the exams" is a direct object, "to the students" is an indirect object
question 7
Rate the verbs for transitivity.
a) Bought the dress for his girlfriend.
b) He loves games.
c) Likes horror movies.
d) This book belongs to the library.
e) I sent the message.
a) Bought the dress for his girlfriend.
Bought is a direct and indirect transitive verb (bought what? for whom?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (the dress, which is the direct object) and a complement with a preposition (for the girlfriend, which is the indirect object).
b) He loves games.
Adora is a direct transitive verb (worships what?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (games, which is the direct object).
c) Likes horror movies.
Like is an indirect transitive verb (like what?), because it needs a complement with a preposition (in movies, which is the indirect object).
d) This book belongs to the library.
Belongs is an indirect transitive verb (belongs to whom?), because it needs a complement with a preposition (à library, which is the indirect object).
e) I sent the message.
Mandei is a direct transitive verb (I sent what?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (the message, which is the direct object).
question 8
Sort the verbs of the prayers below into:
I. direct transitive verb
II. Indirect transitive verb
III. Direct and indirect transitive verb
IV. intransitive verb
a) He left on foot.
b) I doubt your intentions.
c) Born!
d) Distributed candy to the children.
e) Dogs are a lot of work.
a) He left on foot.
Saiu is an intransitive verb, because it doesn't need a complement to express the full meaning. “On foot” is an adverbial adverbial of middle, that is, it is an accessory term of the prayer.
b) I doubt your intentions.
Doubt is an indirect transitive verb (doubt what?), because it needs a complement with a preposition (of the its intentions, which is the indirect object).
c) Born!
Born is an intransitive verb, because it does not need a complement to express the full meaning.
d) Distributed candy to the children.
Distributed is a direct and indirect transitive verb (distributed what? for whom?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (candy, which is the direct object) and a complement with a preposition (for children, which is the indirect object).
e) Dogs are a lot of work.
Dão is a direct transitive verb (give what?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (a lot of work, which is the direct object).
question 9
(FCC-Adapted)... what consume 46% of all gasoline on the planet...
The same type of complement required by the highlighted verb above is in the sentence:
The)... the world suffers from a lack of modern refining capacity...
B)... and others adjacent to the Santos Basin come at a great time...
c) Another opportunity lies in massive investments in refining capacity.
d)... but this is a trend that has been spreading like wildfire.
and)... to generate high environmental value products.
Right alternative: e)... to generate high environmental value products.
"Consume" is direct transitive, as is the verb "generate".
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
The)... the world suffer with the lack of modern refining capacity... (intransitive verb)
B)... and others adjacent to the Santos Basin comes at a great time... (intransitive verb)
c) Another opportunity resides massive investments in refining capacity. (indirect transitive verb)
d)... But it's é a trend that has been spreading like wildfire. (connecting verb)
question 10
(FCC-Adapted) Who followed the trajectory of the National Alcohol Program...
The verb that requires the same type of complement as the one above is in the sentence:
The)... no one was betting on his immediate success...
B)... that he had not counted on in previous experiences of alcohol use...
ç)... knows its ups and downs.
d)... caused the drop in sales of these vehicles...
and)... that have become residual.
Right alternative: d)... caused the drop in sales of these vehicles...
"Accompanied" and "provoked" are direct transitives.
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
The)... nobody bet in its immediate success... (indirect transitive verb)
B)... he doesn't counted in previous experiences of alcohol use... (indirect transitive verb)
ç)... You know of its ups and downs. (indirect transitive verb)
and)... what if become residuals. (verb of connecting verb)
question 11
(FGV-2003) Check the alternative where at least one verb is being used as a direct transitive.
a) The gravedigger depended on someone to pray.
b) Let us pray, brothers!
c) The first ray of the morning arrives.
d) Loureiro chose us as godparents.
e) I had Marina's help to take care of the event.
The right alternative: d) Loureiro chose us as godparents.
"He chose us" is a direct transitive verb. The direct object is represented by the pronoun "us".
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
The) it depended the gravedigger of someone who prayed. (indirect transitive verb. Don't confuse the subject - gravedigger - with the direct object. The gravedigger depended on someone to pray.)
B) let us pray, brothers! (intransitive verb)
ç) He arrives the first ray of the morning. (intransitive verb)
d) I had the help of Marina to to care of the event. (indirect transitive verbs)
question 12
(FCC) Players and Managers incite violence with thoughtless statements.
The sentence in which the verb requires the same type of complement as the one above is:
The)... as if all his actions were illicit.
B)... that the deaths that occur in football ...
ç)... that does not contribute to overcoming the problem.
d)... not just to cheer for their colors.
and)... while the others exercise some of their citizenship rights.
Right alternative: e)... while the others exercise some of their citizenship rights.
"Incite" is direct transitive, as is "exercise".
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
The)... as if all your attitudes were illicit activities. (connecting verb)
B)... that the deaths that occur at Soccer... (intransitive verb)
ç)... no contribute to overcome the problem. (indirect transitive verb)
d)... not just for cheer by its colors. (indirect transitive verb)
question 13
(IFB) The analysis of verbal transitivity should not be done in isolation, but according to the text. The same verb can be used sometimes intransitively, sometimes transitively, sometimes with a direct object, sometimes with an indirect object. In this way, indicate the INCORRECT alternative:
a) Forgive always. (intransitive verb)
b) Forgive offenses. (direct transitive verb)
c) Forgive your enemies. (indirect transitive verb)
d) Why do you dream, young poet? (direct transitive verb)
e) I dreamed a guinhole dream. (direct transitive verb)
Alternative: d) Why do you dream, young poet? (direct transitive verb).
In alternative d) the verb "dream" is intransitive, because it has full meaning (to have a dream, to have a desire)
In alternative e) I dreamed a guinhole-esque dream, the verb "dream" is direct transitive, because it indicates what the subject dreamed during sleep. "Um guinholesco dream" is the theme of this dream and, since this complement is not accompanied by a preposition, it is a direct object.
question 14
(FCC-Adapted)... but not all understand its real meaning.
The verb that requires the same type of complement as the one above is also highlighted in:
a) The research treated valuing feelings until then seen as negative in the work environment.
b) The manifestation of positive emotions é generally well accepted in any environment.
c) Recent studies allude the importance of emotions, whether positive or negative, in personal and professional life.
d) The workplace is not always becomes conducive to the manifestation of one's emotions.
e) Researchers revealed the existence of deep-rooted prejudices against expressing emotions.
Right alternative: e) Researchers have revealed the existence of deep-rooted prejudices against the expression of emotions.
"Understand" is direct transitive, as revealed.
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
a) The research treated valuing feelings until then seen as negative in the work environment. (indirect transitive verb)
b) The manifestation of positive emotions é generally well accepted in any environment. (connecting verb)
c) Recent studies allude the importance of emotions, whether positive or negative, in personal and professional life. (indirect transitive verb)
d) The workplace is not always becomes conducive to the manifestation of one's emotions. (connecting verb)
question 15
In which of the alternatives is the highlighted complete object a direct object?
a) I informedthem the results.
b) I informedyou to those present.
c) complied as promised.
d) To my children, I dedicatethem my free time.
e) had need of affection.
Right alternative: b) I informed them to those present.
The pronouns o (s), a (s) play the role of direct object when complementing a verb.
Following prayer, “to those present” is an indirect object. Thus, we are faced with a direct and indirect transitive verb.
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) I informedthem the results. (indirect object)
c) complied as promised. (prepositioned direct object)
d) To my children, I dedicatethem my free time. (indirect object)
e) had need of affection. (nominal complement)
question 16
Identify the alternative(s) in which there is a prepositioned object.
a) To the students, I did what I could.
b) Does the noise bother him?
c) My parents, I listen to you with respect.
d) I called him, but he didn't listen.
e) Offended his girlfriend.
Alternatives b) Does the noise bother him? and e) Offended his girlfriend.
The verbs “inconvenience” and “offend” do not need to be linked to their complement through a mandatory preposition. In these cases, the complements in both clauses were introduced by preposition for stylistic reasons.
So it is also correct to say “Does the noise bother him? (without a preposition before the pronoun he) and “Offended the girlfriend” (without a preposition before the noun girlfriend - remembering that the back letter indicates the presence of the preposition a + article a).
question 17
In the prayer “I broke the news in the morning.”, the verb is:
a) direct and indirect transitive.
b) intransitive
c) indirect transitive
d) direct transitive
e) direct transitive (with prepositioned direct object)
Right alternative: d) direct transitive.
Dei is a direct transitive verb (I gave what?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (the news, which is the direct object). “In the morning” is an adverbial adverbial of tense, that is, it is an accessory term of prayer.
question 18
Indicate the alternative where the verb is direct transitive.
a) The father lent his son the car.
b) The old man fell yesterday.
c) Burned all evidence.
d) I believe in him.
e) Always obeyed the rules.
Right alternative: c) Burned all the evidence.
Burned is a direct transitive verb (burned what?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (all proofs, which is the direct object).
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) The father lent his son the car.
Lent is a direct and indirect transitive verb (borrow what? to whom?), because it needs a complement without a preposition (the car, which is the direct object) and a complement with a preposition (to the child, which is the indirect object).
b) The old man fell yesterday.
Caiu is an intransitive verb, because it does not need a complement to express the full meaning. “Yesterday” is an adverbial adverbial of tense, that is, it is an accessory term of prayer.
d) I believe in him.
Believe is an indirect transitive verb (what do I believe?), because it needs a complement with a preposition (in him (in + he), which is the indirect object).
e) Always obeyed the rules.
Obeyed is an indirect transitive verb (obeyed what or to whom?), because it needs a complement with a preposition (at rules, which is the indirect object).
question 19
(UCMG-Adapted)
- "The shame was huge." – direct and indirect transitive
- “Search insistently disturb my memory.” – direct transitive
- “Stayed, during the holidays, on my grandparents' farm.” - binding
- “To get the award, Mario recognizedus immediately.” – direct transitive
- “She us find, so just order." – direct transitive
The classification of underlined verbs, regarding predication, was correctly done only in:
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 2, 4 and 5
c) 1, 2, and 5
d) 2, 3,4 and 5
e) 1, 2 and 3
Right alternative: b) 2, 4 and 5.
2. "Insistently seeks to disturb my memory." – direct transitive
This is correct, because the verb "to seek" requires a complement without a preposition, that is, a direct object.
4. “To get the award, Mário recognized us immediately.” – direct transitive
That's correct, because the verb "recognise" is direct transitive. The direct object is represented by the pronoun "us".
5. "She'll find us, so just order." – direct transitive
That's correct, because the verb "to find" is direct transitive. The direct object is represented by the pronoun "us".
As for the remaining alternatives:
1. "The shame was enormous." – direct and indirect transitive
"Was" is a connecting verb.
3. "I stayed, during the holidays, at my grandparents' farm." - binding
The verb "to stay" is an indirect transitive, because it is accompanied by a preposition.
question 20
(FCMSCSP) Note the following sentences:
I – Pedro paid for the tomatoes.
II – Pedro paid the stallholders.
III – Pedro paid the marketer for the tomatoes.
a) Only I and II are correct, as the verb PAGAR is direct transitive.
b) II is wrong, because when PAY has as its object a person's name, it is indirect transitive (the right thing would be “to the marketer”)
c) Only I is correct.
d) Sentence II is the only correct one and PAY is directly transitive in this sentence.
e) All sentences are constructed according to the rules governing the verb PAGAR.
Right alternative: b) II is wrong, because when PAGAR has as its object a person's name, it is indirect transitive (the right one would be “to the marketer”).
Who pays, pays something (direct object = tomatoes) to someone (indirect object = the marketer).
question 21
(FCC-Adapted) He goes back at least to Plato, in the fifth century BC.
The relationship between verb and complement, highlighted above, is reproduced in the sentence:
a) But is this really new?
B)... which inventions increase representation...
ç)... when you talk to someone in front of you...
d)... that the dead or the far away be with us...
e) The advancement of friendship online (...) it devalues face-to-face friendship.
Right alternative: c)... when you talk to someone in front of you...
"Remonta" is indirect transitive, just like "speech".
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
a) But this é even a novelty? (connecting verb)
B)... which inventions increase the representation... (direct transitive verb)
d)... that the dead or the far away be with us... (intransitive verb)
e) The advancement of friendship online (...) it devalues face-to-face friendship. (direct transitive verb)
question 22
(PUC-MG) Considering that the direct transitive verb requires a verbal complement called direct object, mark the alternative in which this term occurs:
a) The penny is bargained with ceremony.
b) How will I live without you, my dear?
c) Let's... – said Jesuino.
d) They were all brothers, luckily.
e) And they build roofs.
The right alternative: e) And they build roofs.
The verb "to do" requires a complement without a preposition. Roofing is that complement, a direct object.
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
a) The penny é haggled with ceremony. (auxiliary verb of the main verb haggled)
b) How I will live without you, my dear? (intransitive verb)
ç) Let's go... – said Jesuino. (intransitive verb)
d) They were all brothers, luckily. (connecting verb)
question 23
(FCC-Adapted) Joaquim Serra, Juvenal Galeno and Bernardo Guimarães threshed squirt tears, hot and sincere.
The transitive verb used with the same type of complement as the above underlined verb is in:
a) It's a lie!
b) The news reached the Historical Institute during a session presided over by d. Peter II.
c) that he was alive, very much alive.
d) And he died in a shipwreck...
e) Between exclamations, he quoted Horacio...
The right alternative: e) Between exclamations, he quoted Horacio...
"Threshed" is direct transitive, as mentioned.
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
a) It's a lie! (connecting verb)
b) The news reached the Historical Institute during a session presided over by d. Peter II. (intransitive verb)
c) that he was alive, very much alive. (connecting verb)
d) And he died in a shipwreck... (intransitive verb)
question 24
(UFV) Depending on the context, a normally intransitive verb can become transitive. Check the alternative where an example occurs:
a) "Put fete intentions in your eyes..."
b) "...smile lilies for anyone passing under the window."
c) "drink fairy tale liquor…"
d) "Walk as if the floor were full of sounds..."
e) "... and a mist of butterflies descended from the sky..."
Right alternative: b) “…smile lilies for anyone passing under the window.”.
"Smile" is a verb that has full meaning. In alternative b), however, the verb "smile" was used figuratively "smile lilies".
As for the remaining alternatives:
The) "put fete intentions in your eyes…” (transitive verb)
ç) "drink it fairy tale liquor…" (transitive verb)
d) "walk as if the floor were full of sounds…” (intransitive verb, in the same way as used in this alternative)
e) “… and from heaven come down a mist of butterflies…” (transitive verb)
question 25
(Mackenzie) (…) “From the Pantanal, run to Bonito, where a world of crystal clear water makes everything look like a huge aquarium.” (The state of Sao Paulo)
Check the alternative that presents the correct classification of the verbs of the period above, regarding their predication.
a) intransitive - direct transitive - connecting
b) indirect transitive - direct transitive - connecting
c) intransitive - direct transitive - direct transitive
d) indirect transitive - direct transitive - direct transitive
e) intransitive - intransitive - intransitive
Right alternative: b) indirect transitive – direct transitive – binding.
- Run - "Run" is usually an intransitive verb, but in this case it means making a journey to a location. That's why the verb needs a complement that required a preposition, that is, an indirect object.
- Faz - the verb needs a complement without a preposition. "Everything" is the direct object.
- Appear - the verb "appear" indicates a circumstance, thus it is a linking verb.
question 26
(FGV) In each of the alternatives below, a term beginning with a preposition is underlined. Check the alternative where this term is not an indirect object.
a) The boy alluded to to past stories, when our beautiful Eugenia was still practically a child.
b) When I returned from Romania, all of Brazil watched to the Globo soap opera, every day.
c) Who said the Joaquina Should potatoes cook slowly?
d) Upon landing, the aviator soon transmitted to the public the best of impressions.
e) was faithful the law during all the years he spent in the Azores.
Alternative: e) He was faithful to the law during all the years he spent in the Azores.
In this case, "to the law" is a nominal complement, because it completes the sense of fidelity (to be very faithful).
question 27
(AEDB) In which of the alternatives below does the pleonastic indirect object occur?
a) Rafael was called a coward.
b) The young man responded immediately to the kindness.
c) You are not dependent on your father for anything, my dear.
d) I obey no one, only my own judgment.
e) Your child just needs understanding.
The right alternative: a) Rafael was called a coward.
The pronoun "lhe" refers to Raphael. It is a feature intended to emphasize the message.
question 28
(FCC-Adapted) Brazil the fight 13% of the species of fauna and flora existing in the world...
The verb that requires the same type of complement as the one above is in the sentence:
The)... and most of them are in the Amazon.
B)... 10% already comprise staggering numbers.
c) Bees are 3 thousand...
d)... who live in the deepest areas of the river...
and)... how many species are there in the region?
Right alternative: b)... 10% already comprise staggering numbers.
"Abriga" is direct transitive, as is "encompass".
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
The)... and most of them it is in the Amazon. (indirect transitive verb)
c) The bees they are 3 thousand... (connecting verb)
d)... what live in the deepest areas of the river... (intransitive verb)
and)... how many species exist in the region? (intransitive verb)
question 29
(FCC-Adapted)... to do make up after a fight...
The verb that requires the same type of complement as the one above is in the sentence:
The)... who is in trouble...
B)... they result from their moral and ethical values.
ç)... that they are also common among some types of primates.
d)... that produced the field of morality...
and)... so that group life could go on harmoniously.
Right alternative: d)... that produced the field of morality...
"Do" is a direct transitive verb, just like produce.
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
The)... what it is in trouble... (connecting verb)
B)... result of its moral and ethical values. (indirect transitive)
ç)... that they too they are common among some types of primates. (connecting verb)
and)... for group life follow harmonious. (intransitive verb)
question 30
(Mackenzie) In the sentences below, the oblique pronoun is correctly classified, except in:
a) “Run-you that's right, I put the paper in my pocket…” (indirect object)
b) “… or ask-me at night the customary blessing" (indirect object)
c) “All these actions were repulsive: I toleratedat …" (direct object)
d) “… who lived closer to me than nobody” (indirect object)
e) “… I swore to killthem to both …” (direct object)
Right alternative: d) “… who lived closer to me than anyone else” (indirect object).
Objects can be represented by oblique pronouns. This is the case of "lhe, me, as" as well as the form "los".
The same does not happen with indefinite pronouns, such as "nobody".
question 31
(PUC) In: “The sururus in the family have by witness to Gioconda”, the underlined expressions ("by witness" and "the Gioconda") are:
a) nominal complement - direct object
b) object predicative - direct object
c) indirect object - nominal complement
d) indirect object - indirect object
e) nominal complement - prepositioned direct object
Right alternative: b) object predicative - direct object
It's easier to understand if we change the order of prayer: “The sururus in the family have the Gioconda as a witness”.
The verb "to have" is direct transitive, because its complement (the Gioconda) does not require a preposition. "By witness" complements the meaning of "Gioconda", so it is a predicative of the object.
question 32
(FEI) In “Using the Right that you confers the Constitution", the underlined words perform the function, respectively, of:
a) direct object and direct object
b) subject and indirect object
c) indirect object and subject
d) subject and subject
e) direct object and indirect object
Right alternative: e) direct object and indirect object.
that - is direct object. In this case it is a subordinate clause that represents it.
leis - the oblique pronoun "that" works as an indirect object.
Question 33
(FAAP) HANGING EYES
"Anyway, it's time for ordering and departure. Sancha wanted to say goodbye to her husband, and the desperation of that move dismayed everyone. Many men were crying too, all women. Only Capitu, supporting the widow, seemed to conquer herself. She consoled the other, wanted to get her out of there. Confusion was general. In the middle of it, Capitu looked at the corpse for a few moments, so fixed, so passionately fixed, that it was not surprising that a few silent tears sprang to her... Mine ceased soon. I watched hers; Capitu quickly dried them, glancing at the people in the room. He redoubled caresses for his friend, and wanted to take her; but the corpse seems to have retained it too. There were moments when Capitu's eyes looked at the deceased, like those of the widow, without her tears or words, but large and open, like the wave of the sea outside, as if it wanted to engulf the morning swimmer as well." (Machado de Assisi)
Only one of these verbs is direct transitive, beside which the direct object appears:
a) it's time to order.
b) the confusion was general.
c) some tears sprang to him.
d) Capitu dried them.
e) mine soon ceased.
Right alternative: d) Capitu dried them.
The direct object is represented by the pronoun "as".
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
The) has arrived the time of ordering. (intransitive verb)
b) the confusion was general. (connecting verb)
c) you jump a few tears. (intransitive verb)
e) mine ceased soon. (intransitive verb)
question 34
(ITA) THE DOGS
- To fight. You can miss them or not; the essential* is that you fight. Life is struggle. Life without struggle* is a dead sea at the center of the universal organism.
SHORTLY we hit a dogfight; A fact that IN THE EYES OF A COMMON MAN would have no value, Quincas Borba made me stop and watch the dogs. There were two. He noticed that at their feet * was a bone, REASON FOR WAR, and he did not fail to draw my attention to the circumstance that the bone had no flesh. A simple bare bone. The dogs bit each other*, growled, WITH THE FUR IN THE EYES... Quincas Borba tucked his cane UNDER HIS ARM and looked ecstatic.
- How beautiful this is! he said from time to time. I wanted to pull it out of there, but I couldn't; he was rooted to the ground, and only continued to WALK, when the fight ceased* WHOLELY, and one of the dogs, BITTEN and vanquished, went to carry his hunger ELSEWHERE. I noticed that he was sincerely JOYFUL, since it contained JOY, as befitted a great philosopher. He made me observe the beauty of the spectacle, remembered the object of the fight, concluded that the dogs were hungry; but the deprivation of food was nothing to the general purposes of philosophy. He didn't even forget that in some parts of the globe the spectacle is more grandiose: human beings compete with dogs for bones and other less APPETIZABLE delicacies; a struggle that gets very complicated, because man's intelligence comes into action, with all the accumulation of wit that the centuries, etc., have given him.
As for the predication, the verbs "bitten, ceased, dispute" are classified, in the text, respectively as:
a) t. direct and indirect, transitive, t. direct.
b) t. direct and indirect, intransitive, t. direct.
c) transitive, binding, t. direct and indirect
d) t. direct, intransitive, t. direct and indirect.
e) intransitive, intransitive, transitive.
Right alternative: d) t. direct, intransitive, t. direct and indirect.
- They bit - the verb complement does not require a preposition, but a direct object.
- Ceased - does not need a complement, therefore it is intransitive.
- Dispute - there are two complements, one with a preposition and one without. That's why it is a direct and indirect transitive verb.
question 35
(Uniry) EARTH
“Everything so poor. Everything so far from comfort and civilization, from the good city with its pomp and its works. Here, we only have the minimum and even that minimum is cried.
Nor does landscape, in the traditional sense of landscape. Now, for example, at the end of the waters and beginning of August, the forest is all one-eyed. And what is not one-eyed is because it has already dried. The remaining leaf is red, the last flowers of the catingueiras and paus-d'arco have fallen, and there would be no more flowers if it weren't for the bells of the parsleys, purple and creeping.
On the wide horizon, everything becomes between sepia and gray, except for the green spots, here and there, of the old juazeiros or the new mesquite trees. And the stone saws when the sun hits them of plate, it takes out rainbow sparks. And the water, the water itself, doesn't give the impression of freshness: in the mirrored water dishes it has steel reflections, which hurts the eyes.
The house is in a high wash of winds. A rustic house, austere as a poor convent, the walls are whitewashed, the tiles red, the floor sanded. Rudimentary installations, wood burning the stove, drinking water refreshing in the pots. The new plumbing is an anachronism, the refrigerator among the primitive Camaru furniture seems to feel bad.
There is no garden: the zinnias and basils that used to build a colorful wall at the foot of the stakes are parched like blessed branches kept in a chest. There is also no orchard, apart from the coconut and banana trees on the bottom.
It has none of the traditional charms of the countryside, such as knowledge of the world beyond. No flowering hedges, no cooing streams, no shady fresh woods – only if you can call the caatinga a forest.
No, there is no way to try the old comparison here, the classic comparison of the charms of the countryside with the charms of the city. There are no charms here. It can be safely said that this is not even a field here. It's just sertão and caatinga. The slender, dark wattle and daub fences riding the spines, the round, bare horizon, the northeast wind sweeping the cliffs.
I compare this mystery of the Northeast to the mystery of Israel. That arid land, those warm waters, those boulders, those thistles, those olive trees with the sparse dusty foliage – why so much struggle for it, millennia of love, war and nostalgia?
Why so much sweat and affection in cultivating that ground that apparently only gives stone, thorn and scrawl?
I do not know. Mystery is like that: it's there and no one knows. Maybe we feel purer, more naked, more washed. And then we dream. On that clean head, I'm going to plant a huge tree. On those two abutments on the side of the grotto you can make a little dam. At the foot of the wall there will be some coconut trees and in the cry of anger, who knows, there will be a few rows of watermelon in November.
Here everything is different. You see it talking about sheep – and it evokes grassy meadows, the white round woolen sheep. But our sheep are confused with the goats and have the red and short coat of a wild dog; It's true that little lambs are beautiful.
Yes, I only compare the Northeast to the Holy Land. Thin, roasted, ascetic men. Goat meat, hard cheese, dried plow fruit, grain cooked in water and salt. A well, a pond is like a liquid sun, around which plants, men and animals gravitate. Small water islands surrounded by land on all sides and around these islands life is concentrated.
The most is peace, the sun, the heat.”
Raquel de Queirós
Check the correct option regarding the predication assigned to the underlined verb in the text passage:
a) “The house stay in a high wash of winds.” (paragraph 4) - connection
b) "Not here there is charms.” (paragraph 7) – intransitive
c) "... that stood up a colored wall at the foot of the stakes,” (paragraph 5) – direct and indirect transitive
d) “Yes, only compare the Northeast to the Holy Land.” (paragraph 12) – intransitive
e) "... around which gravitate the plants, the men and the animals.” (paragraph 12) – intransitive
Right alternative: e) "... around which plants, men and animals gravitate." (paragraph 12) – intransitive.
The remaining verbs are classified as follows:
a) “The house stay in a high wash of winds.” (indirect transitive verb)
b) "Not here there is charms.” (direct transitive verb)
c) "... that stood up a colorful wall at the foot of the stakes," (direct transitive verb)
d) “Yes, only compare the Northeast to the Holy Land.” (direct and indirect transitive verb)
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