Portuguese Activity: Prepositions and prepositional phrases

Portuguese activity, aimed at eighth grade students, about the prepositions and the prepositional phrases. Let's understand how they work in the text Underground ocean is discovered near the Earth's core? So, get to work!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

Underground ocean is discovered near the Earth's core

Scientists at Northwestern and New Mexico Universities have discovered a water reservoir near the Earth's mantle, which has three times the volume of all of the planet's oceans combined. According to the researchers, the reserve is located within a layer of blue rock 660 km deep.

The discovery was made with a network of US seismographs that measure the vibrations of earthquakes. The study showed that Earth's water may have come from inside the planet. Hence, propelled to the surface by geological activity.

“Geological processes on the Earth's surface, such as earthquakes and erupting volcanoes, are an expression of that's happening inside the Earth, without our being able to see it,” said Steve Jacobsen, the geophysicist who led the study. […]

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Questions 

Question 1 - In the headline “Underground ocean is discovered near Earth's core”, a prepositional phrase was used. Identify it:

A.

Question 2 - The prepositional phrase, identified in the question above, expresses the relationship of:

( ) origin

( ) time

( ) place

Question 3 - The "a" plays the role of preposition in the sentence:

( ) “[…] it is inside a layer of blue rock 660 km deep.”

( ) "The study showed that the Earth's water may have come from inside the planet."

( ) "Then, propelled to the surface by geological activity."

Question 4 - The highlighted phrase is prepositional in the fragment:

( ) “According to The researchers […]"

( ) “The study showed that water from the earth […]”

( ) “[…] such as earthquakes and erupting volcanoes […]"

Question 5 - Mark the passage where the term underlined does not work as a preposition:

( ) “[…] there are three times more volume […]"

( ) The discovery has been made with a US seismograph network

( ) “Geological processes about the surface of the Earth […]"

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

At answers are in the link above the header.

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