Portuguese activity, aimed at 9th grade students, proposes the study of regency, through a fragment of the autobiography by Bertrand Russell.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
As I try to recall my early childhood as much as I can, I find that the first thing I remember, after my arrival at Pembroke Lodge, is my walk through melting snow, in the hot heat of the sun, and I remember noticing a large fallen beech tree, which was being sawn and converted into logs. The next thing I remember is my fourth birthday, getting a bugle, playing all day, having tea and a birthday cake served. […]
Bertrand Russell. Autobiography. Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian Civilization, 1967.
Question 1 - Identify the subject omitted from the text. Then transcribe an excerpt that proves your answer:
A:
Question 2 - Mark the alternative transcribed without the preposition, necessary for the conduction:
a) “[…] I find that, the first thing I remember […]”
b) “[…] it's my walk through the melting snow […]”
c) “[…] I got a bugle […]”
d) “[…] I played all day […]”
The omitted preposition is:
( ) in
( ) with
( ) per
( ) in
Question 3 - In “In trying to remember, as far as I can, […]”, the commas indicate:
a) an omission of a clause.
b) an insert.
c) an enumeration of actions.
d) an inversion in the order of prayers.
Question 4 – In the passage “[…] and I remember noticing a large fallen beech […]”, the highlighted conjunction establishes a relationship of:
the explanation
b) affectivity
c) continuity
d) opposition
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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