Portuguese Activity: Questions about prepositions

Portuguese activity, aimed at 8th grade students, aims to study the prepositions, employed in the text The history of dengue in Brazil and worldwide.

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The history of dengue in Brazil and worldwide

Since the end of the 18th century, epidemics with descriptions similar to that of dengue were recorded in North America and Asia. However, the name, meaning “sudden cramp caused by evil spirits”, was only used for the first time in 1827 during an outbreak of the disease in the Caribbean.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is also a vector of the urban yellow fever virus, is believed to have arrived in Brazil during the colonial period. The first cases date back to 1846. Due to strong muscle and joint pain, the disease here received the popular name of “break-bone fever”.

“Nova Escola” magazine. n. 216. Oct. 2008. (Fragment).

Questions 

Question 1 - The term italics works as a preposition in:

a) “Since the end of the 18th century, already epidemics were recorded […]"

b) "It is believed what the Aedes aegypti mosquito […]"

c) "The first cases date back The”

d) “[…] around here The The disease was popularly called “bone-breaking fever”.

Question 2 - In the excerpt "Because of strong muscle and joint pain […]”, the prepositional phrase in emphasis could be replaced by:

a) Despite the

b) Due to the

c) Along with

d) In addition to the

Question 3 - The prepositional phrase "Due to" expresses the relationship of:

a) consequence

b) instrument

c) origin

d) cause

Question 4 – Identify the part of the text that presents the use of a preposition, used to express the relation of meaning mentioned above. Then brand it:

Question 5 - “[…] which is also a vector of virus gives urban yellow fever […]”. Point out the elements that make up the underlined prepositional forms:

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

At answers are in the link above the header.

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