As Formas Nominais Do Verbo Em Língua Inglesa

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5 Marcar para revisão Since verbals relate to non-tensed verb forms, they can be articulated in different ways, depending on specific sentence configurations Bearing this in mind, read the text below: IRELAND TO INDIA: PEOPLES AND LANDS THAT the telling of tales is a constant activity everywhere seems clear enough, but this activity is by no means uniform in the various parts of the world, and as one moves over the continents, he finds extraordinary variability within the uniformity of the general practice. At first view this variety may seem merely kaleidoscopic and However, only a little careful study is needed to show that, like other elements of human culture, folktales are not mere creatures of chance. They exist in time and space. They are also affected by the nature of the land where they are current, by the linguistic and social contacts of its and by the lapse of the years and their accompanying historic changes. An approach to the understanding of the folktales of the world demands, therefore, that use be made of all possible resources furnished by the labors of historians, geographers, ethnographers, and psychologists, whose theories can be used to back up future (Adapted from: The Folktale Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1977.) The highlighted element in the text is an example of a: A Bare infinitive B To-infinitive C Present participle D Past participle E Gerund