Portuguese activity: Comma

Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth grade of elementary school, on the comma. Let's analyze this punctuation mark in the text that introduces us to the city of President Bernardes? To do this, answer the proposed questions!

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President Bernardes

With a mild climate, Presidente Bernardes is a typical historic inland town. About 121 km from Belo Horizonte, the municipality of Minas Gerais is a delightful place to visit.

Its delicious waterfalls are refreshment for the body and soul. The Zé Bento Waterfall has riparian forest and its banks are used for camping. Widely used for swimming, it is one of the best known in the city.

In addition, the city has old farms built in colonial style. The Igreja Matriz de Santo Antônio, built in the 20th century, has two side towers flanked by stained glass windows and various images painted on the walls and ceiling.

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Questions 

Question 1 – The excerpt below has been transcribed without the comma. Put it:

“With a mild climate, Presidente Bernardes is a typical inland historic town.”

Question 2 – In “About 121 km from Belo Horizonte, the municipality of Minas Gerais is a delightful place to visit.”, the comma separates:

( ) a bet.

( ) a vocative.

( ) an adverbial adjunct.

Question 3 – In the section “Widely used for swimming, it is one of the best known in the city.”, the comma is:

( ) prohibited.

( ) optional.

( ) mandatory.

Question 4 – The expression “In addition” was separated by a comma in the text. What relationship of meaning does this expression establish with the previous information?

Question 5 – In the passage “The Igreja Matriz de Santo Antônio, built in the 20th century, has two lateral towers [...]”, the commas indicate:

( ) one correction.

( ) an interleave.

( ) an enumeration.

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