Estruturas sintáticas

Question 1

His horse was trembling like a leaf, and it took him all his strength to stop it from bolting. (Sbj + verb + pron + all + possessive pronoun; variação Sbj + verb + all + possesive pronoun)
O cavalo tremia como vara verde, e nosso homem (him) precisou usar de toda (took…all) sua força para evitar que o bicho disparasse.

Answer 1

• Paaker touched his horses with such a violent stroke of his whip that they reared high, and it took all his strength to control their spirit.
• …and gave me the impression of a man who was suffering from some strong agitation, which it took all his strength of mind to control.
• It took all her efforts to see to her sister and the children.
• I thought he was “very competent” and it took all my energy to say something that nice.
• It took all their energy that they could be spending on their kids, who needed their time more than ever.
• When they were crossing the home-brook it took them all their time to climb on to the bank on the other side.
• The woman screamed “but it took you only five minutes”. No, madam, it took me all my life, replied Picasso.
• She took a deep breath, and as she did so her body contracted again so that it took her all her self-control to keep quiet

Question 2

stop sb/sth (from) doing someting: Prevent
His horse was trembling like a leaf, and it took him all his strength to stop it from bolting.
O cavalo tremia como vara verde, e nosso homem precisou usar de toda sua força para evitar que o bicho disparasse.

Answer 2

• The rain didn’t stop us from enjoying the trip.
• I can’t stop her from running away.
• They couldn’t stop themselves from eating.

Question 3

English prefer: His, her, their / Portuguese prefer: o, a
Always taking account the context in our choose.

Answer 3

• *His** horse was trembling like a leaf, and it took him all his strength to stop it from* bolting.
• *O** cavalo tremia como vara verde, e nosso homem precisou usar de toda sua força para evitar que o bicho disparasse.