Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the ninth year of elementary school, explores the punctuation marks. Semicolon, comma, colon, question mark, exclamation mark, parentheses, ellipses… Let's analyze them in the text that tells us the origin of the nativity scene? Did you know it was created by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223? Learn more about the history of this Christmas symbol by reading the text! And, right after, be sure to study the punctuation marks, answering the various questions proposed!
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The oldest Christmas symbol adopted in Brazil is the nativity scene, created by São Francisco de Assis in 1223. In Greccio, 65 km from Rome, the saint mounted a representation of the birth of Christ in clay, and the tradition spread throughout the Catholic world. The custom arrived in Brazil in the beginning of the 17th century (seventeenth). It was the Franciscan Gaspar de Santo Agostinho who set up the first nativity scene in Olinda, Pernambuco.
Between us, the nativity scene took on its own features. We can find cribs made of clay, wood, coconut husk, paper, corn husk, bone, cloth, iron, brick… Catholics usually assemble a crib in churches and at home, representing at least the Holy Family: Jesus' mother, Mary the father of Jesus, Joseph and the boy Jesus.
Nativity scenes are very popular in rural areas in the Northeast, Midwest, Minas and São Paulo. Vale do Paraíba is the region with the most tradition in the art of nativity scenes. To keep up with the demand, the artisans start production in September!
Some Brazilian artists have gained international fame with their nativity scenes. One of them was Mestre Vitalino (1909-1963), who was born in Caruaru, Pernambuco, never learned to read and only began to sign his works after he became famous. It is the greatest symbol of clay crafts in Brazil. His pieces are even at the Louvre Museum in Paris!
The Napolitano Nativity Scene has 1620 pieces and is one of the three largest examples of its kind in the world. It was built in the 18th (eighteenth) century by artisans from Naples, Italy. In the late 1940s, it came into the hands of businessman Ciccillo Matarazzo, who donated it to the city of São Paulo. The set is on display at the Museum of Sacred Art in São Paulo. Have you had the opportunity to see the work
Fragment of the text “Understand the symbols of Christmas”. Available at:< “plenarinho.leg.br – Chamber of Deputies”>.
Question 1 - In the passage “The oldest Christmas symbol adopted in Brazil is the nativity scene, created […]”, the comma precedes the verb in the participle “created”, which takes up:
( ) "The oldest Christmas symbol"
( ) "in Brazil"
( ) "the crib"
Question 2 - In “[…] seventeenth century (seventeen)”, the parentheses isolate a word with an ending:
( ) conclusive
( ) explanatory
( ) exemplary
Question 3 - In the second paragraph of the text, the colon could be replaced by:
( ) dash
( ) end
( ) semicolon
Question 4 – In the period “We can find cribs made of clay, wood, coconut shell, paper, corn husk, bone, cloth, iron, brick…”, the reticences indicate:
( ) the interruption of thought.
( ) the continuity of the elements.
( ) the suppression of words in the transcription.
Question 5 - The following excerpt was transcribed without the semicolon, which must be used twice. Put them on:
[…] the mother of Jesus, Mary the father of Jesus, Joseph and the baby Jesus.”
question 6 – In the segment “To meet the demand, artisans start production in September!”, the exclamation point expresses:
( ) happiness
( ) animation
( ) admiration
question 7 – In the part “At the end of the 1940s, it reached the hands of the businessman Ciccillo Matarazzo […]”, the comma separates an expression called:
( ) bet
( ) vocative
( ) adverbial adjunct
Question 8 – Given the context, point to the sentence that has the correct punctuation:
( ) "You've already had the opportunity to see the work."
( ) “You've already had the opportunity to see the work!”
( ) "Have you had the opportunity to see the work?"
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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