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The Lion King
This article is about Disney's 1994 film.
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Released to theaters on June 15, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures, it is the 32nd film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. The story, which was influenced by the Bible stories of Joseph and Moses and the William Shakespeare play Hamlet, takes place in a kingdom of anthropomorphic animals in Africa. 4The film was the highest grossing animated film of all time until the release of Finding Nemo. The Lion King 5 still holds the record as the highest grossing traditionally animated film in history and belongs to an era known as the Disney Renaissance.
The Lion King is the highest grossing 2D animated film of all time in the United States, 6and received positive reviews from critics, who praised the film for its music and story. During its release in 1994, the film grossed more than $783 million worldwide, becoming the most successful film released that year, 7and it is currently the twenty-eighth highest-grossing feature film.
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GLOSSARY:
Feature film – a film that is 90 or more minutes long
Gross – total
Release – make public
Praise – show approval
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The author quoted that the film is being the highest grossing animated film of all time. (ref.4)
The text mentioned that The Lion King still held the record as the highest grossing traditionally animated film in history. (ref.5)
The text assumed that the movie was receiving positive reviews from critics, who praised the film for its music and story. (ref.6)
The movie has been currently the twenty-eighth highest grossing feature film. (ref.7)
Gabarito:
The text mentioned that The Lion King still held the record as the highest grossing traditionally animated film in history. (ref.5)
A) INCORRECT: pois não se pode transformar a sentença da referência utilizando o "is being", uma vez que no uso original da sentença o verbo está no passado.
B) CORRECT: pois essa sentença coloca corretamente a sentença no discurso indireto, colocando o verbo "mentioned" no passado e as ações correspondentes no texto também na forma indireta.
C) INCORRECT: não podemos utilizar o "assumed" para colocar a sentença no discurso indireto, porque em nenhum momento do texto o autor falou que o texto "presumiu" que estava recebendo as críticas positivas, mas sim que esse recebimento é um fato, e não presunção.
D) INCORRECT: pois essa sentença não está escrita no discurso indireto. O correto seria dizer "The autor sayed the movie was currently the twenty-eighth highest grossing feature film. (ref.7)".