ACTIVITY IDEAS ABOUT COMMA USE

It is very common to find errors in a text when it comes to punctuation, especially when it comes to the comma. So we decided to select some activity tips about using the comma. These exercises can be great options for teachers to apply in the classroom. Good class!

Healthy life
For some people, healthy living is simply avoiding disease. In fact, the concept is much broader, it goes much further. Today we already know that several factors influence health, such as: the relationship in the family environment and at work, the place where the person's emotional state and even the spiritual state are lived. If all this is not in harmony, the individual becomes ill more easily. Therefore, for a healthy life, it is necessary to find a point of balance and this point is obtained with the values ​​of physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being.

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Questions
Question 1 - The purpose of the text is:

Question 2 – In the first sentence of the text, the comma indicates:

a) the insertion of an explanatory clause.

b) the enumeration of elements.

c) the omission of a term from the sentence.

d) the displacement of a part of the sentence.

Question 3 – Note that the third sentence of the text was transcribed without the commas. Rewrite it, making the necessary corrections:

Question 4 - The conjunction "Therefore", separated by a comma in the last sentence of the text, establishes a relationship of:

a) comparison

b) conclusion

c) opposition

d) explanation

Question 5 - In the text, the use of the comma predominates for:

Question 6 – From the essays below, check the one that is not correctly scored:

a) Candidates, in line, eagerly awaited the result of the competition.
b) In line, the candidates eagerly awaited the result of the competition.
c) Anxious, the candidates waited, in line, for the result of the competition.
d) Candidates anxiously awaited the result of the competition, in line.
e) Candidates were waiting anxiously, in line, for the result of the competition.