Portuguese Activity: Verbal Agreement

Portuguese activity, aimed at 2nd year high school students, proposes the study of agreement of theverb with the expression “most of” + plural name, through the news entitled Humpback whale groups escape the threat of extinction.

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Humpback whale groups escape the threat of extinction

Most populations of humpback whales have been removed from the endangered species list in which had been included nearly half a century ago, when they were at a historically low level due to hunting.

This status, assigned to animals at risk, is no longer justified for nine out of fourteen populations of these cetaceans that exist in the world, announced the NOAA (American Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency). The announcement was made in July this year.

However, four populations remain on the list of animals at risk of disappearing and one has been placed back in the endangered list.

“This decision marks a true ecological success,” said Eileen Sobeck, deputy administrator of the NOAA Fisheries Service in a statement.

“Whales, including humpbacks, play a very important role within our marine system,” added Sobeck. She says that tracking whale populations independently "allowed NOAA to tailor its protection actions to their individual needs."

Commercial hunting has markedly reduced the number of humpback whales, whose populations registered their lowest levels in the 1960s.

In 2015, NOAA had proposed removing 10 of the 14 populations from the endangered species list and opening a public consultation period before reaching that decision.

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Available in: http://noticias.uol.com.br/meio-ambiente/. Accessed on: 09/07/16.

Questions

Question 1 - “Most populations of humpback whales have been removed from the endangered species list in which had been included nearly half a century ago, when they were at a historically low level due to hunting.". This part, which makes up the news genre, is called:

a) lead (lead)

b) headline

c) news body

d) subtitle

Question 2 - In “She says that following whale populations in a way independent […]", the highlighted word works as:

a) adjective

b) noun

c) pronoun

d) adverb

Question 3 - “Most humpback whale populations was withdrawn from the list of endangered species […]”.

a) Identify the referent of the verbal phrase underlined above:

b) In the context above, could the aforementioned phrase be used in the plural? Explain:

Question 4 - In the segment “[…] when they registered a historically low level because hunting.”, the term underlined indicates one:

a) opposition

b) cause

c) consequence

d) conclusion

Question 5 - Check the passage, in which the comma was used to isolate an adverbial adjunct:

a) “[…] that exist in the world, announced the NOAA (American Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency).”

b) “However, four populations remain on the list of animals at risk of disappearing […]”

c) “[…] the number of humpback whales, whose population recorded its lowest levels […]”

d) “In 2015, NOAA had proposed removing 10 of the 14 populations from the species list […]”

Question 6 – In “Most populations of humpback whales have been removed from the endangered species list, in which had been included nearly half a century ago […]”, the relative pronoun shown could be replaced by:

a) from which

b) by which

c) in which

d) of what

By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages ​​and specialist in distance education.

At answers are in the link above the header.

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