Portuguese activity: Coordinating conjunctions

Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth grade of elementary school, addresses coordinating conjunctions. We will analyze them in the text on the anu-coroca? To do this, answer the proposed questions!

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anu-coroca

With 46 centimeters of length, the anu-coroca (Crotophaga major) stands out for its magnificence and exuberance. The metallic-blue plumage is just one of the defining characteristics of the species. The most curious detail, however, is the beak. Compared to the black anu (Crotophaga ani), the close relative, the coroca's beak is larger and has a protrusion at the top.

The gradient of the plumage highlights another detail of the species: the light, almost greenish-white eyes. Male and female have the same tonalities and characteristics. It can live in pairs or in flocks. In the Amazon, the anu-coroca lives in harmony with other birds, including the gypsy.

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Questions

Question 1 – Underline the following conjunction:

“[…] the anu-coroca (Crotophaga major) stands out for its magnificence and exuberance.”

Question 2 – The previously underlined conjunction begins a fact, which:

( ) concludes another.

( ) explains another.

( ) is added to another.

Question 3 – In the passage “The most curious detail, however, is the beak.”, the adversative conjunction expresses:

( ) a contrast.

( ) a caveat.

( ) compensation.

Question 4 – The conjunction, in the passage above, has the equivalent meaning of:

( ) "then".

( ) "however".

( ) "therefore".

Question 5 – In the text, conjunctions are coordinating because they link meaningless clauses to each other. Point to the segment that contains an alternative coordinating conjunction:

( ) “The plumage in shades of metallic blue is just one of the characteristics […]”

( ) “It can live in pairs or in flocks.”

( ) “In the Amazon, the anu-coroca lives in harmony with other birds, including the gypsy.”

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