As partes grifadas do texto, repetidas abaixo, são exemplos da voz passiva, EXCETO:
Brazilian police arrest 12 suspected of planning terrorist acts during Olympics
Brazilian police have arrested 12 people suspected of planning terrorist acts during next month's Rio
Olympics, authorities said.
The group was inspired by ISIS and mostly organized online, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said.
He said no specific targets were mentioned, but the Justice Ministry is still investigating the suspects'
computers and cell phones to learn more about the possible plans.
De Moraes said the suspects are all Brazilian nationals, and that one minor was mentioned in the
conversations.
De Moraes said the group was not an organized cell, calling it "absolutely amateur - with no preparation."
The group essentially said, "Let's start training in martial arts, let's start learning how to shoot," the
justice minister said.
He noted the group tried to buy a gun online, which no organized cell would do.
Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said
there doesn't appear to be evidence of a sophisticated plot.
But Brazil has grappled with a host of threats against the Rio Olympics, now just 11 days away.
This week, Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats after a jihadi messaging channel
called for its followers to target the Olympics, which start August 5.
"Many (threats) are discarded and the ones that deserve attention are investigated exhaustively", the
agency said.
Earlier this week, a jihadi channel on the messaging app Telegram called for attacks against the games
and detailed targets and methods, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
But Brazil has vowed it will be ready to handle any terror attempt.
A Western diplomat said venues for the games have been "hardened significantly - and I believe the
government of Brazil has done what it can to make it very difficult to get into the venues here."
Brazilian forces have been working with French SWAT teams to simulate attack scenarios. In one drill,
Brazil special forces and a police dog chase down an armed gunman to thwart a possible attack on Rio's
subway system.
"There is not a specific threat," Lt. Gen. Luiz Linhares of Brazil's Ministry of Defense said. "You have to
screen for a great (spectrum) of threat."
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/21/americas/brazil-olympics-terror-arrests/
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Tema central: A questão aborda a identificação da voz ativa e passiva em inglês, um conteúdo recorrente em provas de Vestibular e concursos públicos. Entender essa diferença é essencial, pois permite ao candidato interpretar e traduzir com precisão textos em língua inglesa.
Conceitos-chave:
Voz Ativa: O sujeito executa a ação.
Voz Passiva: O sujeito recebe a ação. Estrutura típica: verbo "to be" + particípio passado do verbo principal.
Justificativa da alternativa correta (A):
A) Brazilian police have arrested 12 people suspected of planning terrorist acts during next month's Rio Olympics
Nesta frase, "Brazilian police" é o sujeito e "have arrested" indica que a ação parte do próprio sujeito (voz ativa). Não há estrutura de passiva (ausência do "to be" seguido de particípio), logo, esta é a única alternativa em voz ativa, de acordo com as normas gramaticais e os manuais didáticos (ex: English Grammar in Use, de Raymond Murphy).
Análise das alternativas incorretas:
B) He said no specific targets were mentioned, but...
O sujeito (no specific targets) recebeu a ação (were mentioned), estrutura clara de voz passiva ("to be" no passado + particípio).
C) Many (threats) are discarded ...
Aqui, threats recebem a ação de serem descartadas. Forma de voz passiva (are + discarded).
D) The group was inspired by ISIS ...
O grupo recebeu a ação de se inspirar. Estrutura: "was" + particípio "inspired" = passiva.
Pegadinhas e estratégias:
Note como pequenas mudanças verbais e de sujeito diferenciam ativa de passiva: atenção para o uso do verbo "to be" + particípio. Uma dica é perguntar: "Quem faz a ação?". Se for o sujeito, é ativa; se for alguém/elemento externo, é passiva.
Resumo: A alternativa A está na voz ativa, enquanto todas as demais (B, C, D) apresentam voz passiva, conforme a gramática inglesa. Fique atento a essa estrutura em provas!
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