(AFA - 2011)
Did you know?
... some interesting facts about African Wildlife
Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the cheetah (70mph), wildebeest, lion and Thomson’s gazelle (all about 50 mph).
Butterfly
Having a wingspan of only 1/2”, the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa. It is known as the Dwarf Blue Butterfly.
Chameleons
Madagascar is the home of the world’s _________ as well as the _______ chameleons!
Elephants
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is no other animal large enough to challenge him. Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day? An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.
Fish
The only place are found is in Lake Tanganyika.
Giraffes
Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be ______________ 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born.
Penguins
South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.
(Adapted from Google/ The African Guide)
GLOSSARY:
Dexterity – the ability to perform a difficult action quickly with the hands.
Trunk – an elephant’s nose.
The sentence “the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa” in the Active Voice becomes
“People find the smallest butterfly in the world in South Africa.”
"People would find the smallest butterfly in the world in South Africa.”
"People found the smallest butterfly in the world in South Africa.”
"People are going to find the smallest butterfly in the world in South Africa.”
Gabarito:
“People find the smallest butterfly in the world in South Africa.”
A) CORRECT: pois o verbo "find" corresponde corretamente ao tempo e forma verbal quando está na voz ativa, ao comparar com o seu equivalente na voz passiva do verbo: is found.
B) INCORRECT: essa escrita na voz ativa está incorreta, porque o verbo "would" não corresponde ao particípio do verbo no enunciado, is found, que necessita de um verbo no "simple present" na voz ativa.
C) INCORRECT: pois o verbo "found" está no passado, o que não corresponde com o verbo no particípio (is found) na voz passiva, pois sabemos que quando passamos de uma voz para a outra, o tempo verbal modifica.
D) INCORRECT: pois o verbo "are going" está no futuro, não correspondendo ao verbo equivalente no particípio que está identificado no enunciado por is found.