Question

Two verbs that cause a lot of confusion in Portuguese speakers are “do” and “make”, because they usually translate the same way, so their use may seem rather random. But that is not the case, in general”. (KIMINAMI, 2018, p. 81)

Read the following excerpt of “The Skylight Room” by O. Henry:

“"They're too lovely for anything," said Miss Leeson, smiling in exactly the way the angels do […]”.

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Taking the excerpt into account and the information about make and do, analyze the following statements.

I. The verb “do” at the end of the excerpt is related to the smiling way of the angels.
II. The verb “do” is adequate, because we use this verb to associate to an action, such as the smile of the angels.
III. We could exchange the verb “do” for “make” without changing its meaning and the sentence meaning, such as: “"They're too lovely for anything," said Miss Leeson, smiling in exactly the way the angels do make […]”.
IV. The sentence “smiling in exactly the way the angels do” is not adequate because the verb “do” at the end is not connected to anything, just ending the paragraph.

It is correct what is stated in:
Alternativas
Alternativa 1:
I and II, only.

Alternativa 2:
I, II and III only.

Alternativa 3:
I, II and IV, only.

Alternativa 4:
I, III and IV, only.

Alternativa 5:
I, II, III, IV.

Answer 1

Resposta:

Alternativa 3: I, II and IV, only

Explicação:

to do - usamos para atividades em geral, e ele pode vir com um pronome indefinido, como “something/ alguma coisa”, “nothing/ nada”, “anything/qualquer coisa” ou “everything/ tudo”.

Exemplos:

1 - What are you going to do tomorrow?  O que você irá fazer amanhã?

2 - I didn't do anything last weekend.  Eu não fiz nada semana passada.

3 - She has nothing to do. Ela não tem nada para fazer.

to make - usamos esse verbo quando criamos ou construímos algo.

Exemplos:

I'll make a cake for you. Eu farei um bolo para você.

Can you make me some coffee? / Você pode fazer um café?