Portuguese Activity: Definite Articles

Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth grade of elementary school, addresses definite articles. Let's analyze them in the text about the film Our life with dogs? To do so, answer the proposed questions! In “The beloved pets in their lives soon begin to influence their careers […]”, is “The” or “the” a definite article?

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

“Our life with dogs

In Our Life with Dogs, five different stories intertwine, and involve both the characters and their respective pet dogs. Elizabeth is a TV presenter who, when going through a difficult phase, seeks advice from her dog's therapist. Tara is a spunky barista who dreams of a life beyond coffee. ____ dog walker Daisy is in love with a customer. Garrett longs for romance while trying to keep his dog adoption business afloat. The beloved pets in their lives soon begin to influence their careers, friendships, and romantic relationships in funny and unexpected ways.

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Questions

Question 1 – Underline the following definite article:

"In Our Life with Dogs, five different stories intertwine, and involve both the characters and their respective pet dogs.”

Question 2 – The underlined article above defines the meaning of the noun:

( ) “stories”.

( ) "characters".

( ) “dogs”.

Question 3 – Complete the space with the definite article:

“____ dog walker Daisy is in love with a customer.”

Question 4 – Regarding the fragment “The beloved pets in their lives soon begin to influence their careers […]”, it can be stated that:

( ) “Os” is the definite article.

( ) “a” is the definite article.

( ) “Os” and “as” are definite articles.

Question 5 – Identify the passage that presents a word, the result of combining a preposition with a definite article:

( ) “Elizabeth is a TV presenter who, when going through a difficult phase, seeks advice [...]”

( ) “Tara is a brave barista who dreams of a life beyond coffee.”

( ) “Garrett longs for romance while trying to maintain his adoption business […]”

By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.