Questão de Inglês — Voz Ativa e Passiva | Passive and Active Voice — FGV 2025
Inglês›Voz Ativa e Passiva | Passive and Active Voice
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FGV
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SEDUC-MT
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2025
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Superior
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Professor de Educação Básica - Habilitação: Inglês
The stretch of text “many thousands of words which are reported to have been formed in this fashion” is an example of impersonal passive voice – which shows, for instance, what an unspecified group of people say or believe. One instance of this type of passive is
AThe family were believed to have gone missing as a result of extreme weather events.
BNGO’s now have their likelihood of securing grant funding for impactful social projects increased with grants from the UNO.
CThe spectators were taken aback seeing the chaos caused by the fall of the grandstand.
DIt is hard to tell whether she is interested in studying hard for the whole summer or not.
EThe huge black hole was located after telescope James Web was capable of seeing some of the most distant galaxies in our Universe.
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GabaritoA — The family were believed to have gone missing as a result of extreme weather events.
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Impersonal Passive Voice in English
Gabarito: letra A. The example "many thousands of words which are reported to have been formed" illustrates impersonal passive: the subject (words) is acted upon by an unspecified agent, and the passive verb (are reported) links to an infinitive clause (to have been formed). Alternative A replicates this structure: "The family were believed to have gone missing". The other options do not contain a passive verb followed by a to-infinitive that conveys an unspecified belief or report.
Alternativa
Estrutura de Voz Passiva
Verbo Passivo + Infinitivo "to"
Agente Não Especificado (Impressão de crença/reportagem)
Correta?
A
"were believed" (passiva) + "to have gone missing" (infinitivo perfeito)
Sim
Sim (agente implícito: "as pessoas"/"a imprensa")
✅ Gabarito
B
"have their likelihood... increased" (causativa, não passiva simples)
Não
Não se aplica
❌
C
"were taken aback" (passiva de phrasal verb)
Não (sem infinitivo "to" após o verbo)
Sim (agente não expresso)
❌
D
"It is hard to tell" (oração impessoal com adjetivo, não passiva)
Não (verbo "is" é de ligação)
Não se aplica
❌
E
"was located" (passiva simples)
Não (sem infinitivo "to" após o verbo)
Sim (agente não expresso)
❌
Impersonal passive: Structure (Passive verb (said, reported, believed), To-infinitive (to be, to have), Agent omitted); Example (target) ("are reported to have been formed"); Alternative A ✅ ("were believed to have gone missing"); Not impersonal passive (Causative (B), Phrasal passive (C), Impersonal "it" (D), Simple passive (E))
Alternativa A — ✅ Correta ⟵ GABARITO
The sentence "The family were believed to have gone missing as a result of extreme weather events" mirrors the target pattern: passive verb ("were believed") + perfect infinitive ("to have gone missing"). The agent is not expressed, implying an unspecified group. This is exactly the impersonal passive described.
Alternativa B — ❌ Incorreta
This sentence uses a causative construction ("have their likelihood... increased") rather than a passive verb followed by a to-infinitive. It does not involve an impersonal passive reporting belief or speech.
Alternativa C — ❌ Incorreta
"The spectators were taken aback" is a passive form of the phrasal verb "take aback," but it does not incorporate an infinitive clause after the verb. It describes a reaction, not a report or belief.
Alternativa D — ❌ Incorreta
This is an impersonal construction with "it" as a dummy subject ("It is hard to tell"), but the verb "is hard" is not a passive voice; it's a linking verb + adjective. The structure does not match the passive verb + to-infinitive pattern.
Alternativa E — ❌ Incorreta
While "was located" is a simple passive, the sentence lacks a to-infinitive clause after the passive verb. The passive is not used to report what is said or believed.
PEGA ESSA DICA!
When identifying impersonal passive, look for a passive verb (often "said," "reported," "believed," "thought," "known") followed by an infinitive (often "to be" or "to have"). The agent is typically omitted. This construction is common in formal and academic English.
Gabarito: letra A — a única alternativa que repete a estrutura de voz passiva impessoal com infinitivo.