Question bank: Verbal, Nominal Transitivity and Linking Verbs

In a critique of a theatrical play, the author comments on the actors' performance and the importance of body language to convey emotions on stage. Based on this context, identify in a sentence: (1) a linking verb that can be used, (2) a direct transitive verb, and (3) a verb that generates nominal transitivity. Justify your choices considering the syntactic functions of the terms related to the chosen verbs.

Consider the following sentence taken from an opinion article: 'The human being remains connected to social networks, constantly consuming information and seeking approval.' In this question, analyze verbal transitivity, nominal transitivity, and the presence of linking verbs in the sentence. Identify and classify the verbs present in terms of transitivity, and, if applicable, indicate the related verbal and nominal complements.

Identify and classify the verbal transitivity, identify the nominal transitivity and the linking verb, and analyze the relationship between a literary work and the construction of the text, identifying how the choice of verbs affects the characterization of the characters in a passage from 'Dom Casmurro', by Machado de Assis: 'Capitu olhou para o desembargador, e, como lhe não respondesse, ou não pudesse, a amiga continuou a falar-lhe do marido, da vida que levavam, da casa, dos projectos que fizeram de viver juntos sempre, unidos, meigos, e felizes, sem separação de espirito nem de corpo'. Classify the verbs according to transitivity and linking verb, explaining how they contribute to the characterization of the characters Capitu and the 'amiga'.

Excerpt from the work 'Dom Casmurro' by Machado de Assis: 'The next day, I woke up with the same shadow in my spirit. The bed seemed hard to me, I didn't like the taste of the chocolate, nor the smell of the bread. On the contrary, the only object that I found nice was the clock, pointing out the time to go to mass, and I went to mass, I asked the Virgin Mary to give me great joy.' Considering the excerpt above, a) Identify the verbs and classify them according to transitivity (intransitive verb, direct transitive, indirect transitive, direct and indirect transitive, or linking verb). b) Explain the difference between verbal and nominal transitivity, citing examples from the text.