Question

Origin of soils

When the Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, there was no soil as we know it today. The surface of our planet resembled another mush, it was so soft! Gradually, with the cooling of the Earth, a crust made of rocks formed and was gradually modified until it gained the appearance it has today.
These rocks, by suffering the action of rain, wind and temperature changes - in addition to the activity of living beings - were fragmenting, breaking into smaller pieces until they reached a very small size - particles of sand, silt or clay, in descending order of size.

Question 1 – Highlight the verb in the following participle:

"When the Earth was formed, about 4.5 billion years ago, there was no soil as we know it today."

Question 2 – Note:

"These rocks, because they suffer the action of rain, wind and temperature changes [...]"

In this passage, there is an infinitive verb. Identify it:
______________________________________________________________________________

Question 3 – The infinitive verb identified above is:
( ) impersonal.
( ) flexed staff.
( ) uninflected staff.

Question 4 – Locate the gerund verbs present in the text:
______________________________________________________________________________

Question 5 – The verbs in the gerund, located in the previous question, express:
( ) actions.
( ) States.
( ) characteristics.​

Answer 1

⇒⇒  Text comprehension

Origin of soils

When the Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, there was no soil as we know it today. The surface of our planet resembled another mush, it was so soft! Gradually, with the cooling of the Earth, a crust made of rocks formed and was gradually modified until it gained the appearance it has today.

These rocks, by suffering the action of rain, wind and temperature changes - in addition to the activity of living beings - were fragmenting, breaking into smaller pieces until they reached a very small size - particles of sand, silt or clay, in descending order of size.

Question 1 – Highlight the verb in the following participle:

"When the Earth was formed, about 4.5 billion years ago, there was no soil as we know it today."

Question 2 – Note:

"These rocks, because they suffer the action of rain, wind and temperature changes [...]"

In this passage, there is an infinitive verb. Identify it:  suffer

Question 3 – The infinitive verb identified above is:

( ) impersonal

(X) flexed staff

( ) uninflected staff

Question 4 – Locate the gerund verbs present in the text:

cooling - suffering - living - fragmenting - breaking - descending

Question 5 – The verbs in the gerund, located in the previous question, express:

() actions

() States

(x) characteristics

Explicação:

Atenção: nem sempre um verbo terminando em ''ing'' é um ''present continuous''

I - My sister is learning Spanish.

Minha irmã está aprendendo espanhol.

''aprendendo espanhol'' não significa que ela está aprendendo agora.

II - They are opening a new shopping mall downtown.

Eles estão abrindo um shopping novo no centro da cidade.

''abrindo'' não significa que está sendo aberto agora. Significa que estão construindo, apenas.

⇒⇒ Words ending in ''-ing'' as subject and nouns

•  ''-ing'' como substantivo/noun

Verbo                              substantivo/noun

To shop (comprar)   →→    shopping (compras)

I went shopping yesterday. >> Eu fui às compras ontem.

To read (ler)             →→     reading (leitura )

Reading helps to improve our vocabulary.

•  ''-ing'' como sujeito da frase

Cooking makes me happy. (cooking é o sujeito da frase)

Cozinhar me deixa feliz. / me faz feliz.

Singing is my favorite hobby. (singing é o sujeito da frase)

Cantar é meu hobby favorito.  

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