Portuguese activity, focused on ninth grade students, about the subordinate conjunctions. Did you know that they link dependent prayers together? Let's analyze the meaning effects generated by subordinate conjunctions in the interesting text Did you know that fish don't blink? So, answer the various questions proposed!
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Carefully read the text. Then answer the proposed questions:
There! A speck in the eye. Blink, blink, blink. Did you stop scratching? Blinking can be a good way to solve transient annoyances, or even charm – at least for us humans. Other animals, such as dogs, cats and birds, also blink. But not fish. You know why?
Well, first you need to understand what we – and the dogs, the cats, the birds, etc. – are for. – we blink. Closing the eyelids is an important movement to keep the eye lubricated and clean. Since the air is much drier than our eyes, they would easily dry out if left open all the time. Thus, the eyelids have the function of, from time to time, closing the eyes and spreading the tears over its surface.
If the main function of the eyelid is to keep the eyes moist and clean, you may have already noticed that fish have another solution for that: they live in water, oh! Their eyes are clean and lubricated at all times, and all they need to do is swim. There is no need for a special structure like the eyelid.
In fact, most fish don't even have eyelids and even sleep with their eyes open. Others, like sharks and stingrays, have small eyelids that don't quite cover their eyes and don't blink.
Some sharks, however, have a membrane called nictitant, which completely covers the eyes when thing comes too close – sort of like our eyelids close when an object quickly approaches we. This is very important, as these sharks feed on other fish, often full of spines, and animals such as lobsters, which have long, sturdy antennae. Without the membrane, sharks could have their eyes pierced in the middle of the hunt!
Other sharks, like the famous white shark, do not have the nictitating membrane but are able to roll their eyes. By doing this, what is visible is the back of your eyes, which is much harder and more resistant. When the risky situation ends, the shark returns its eyes to the normal position.
Roberta Bonaldo. “Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 245. Available in: .
Question 1 - Subordinate conjunctions link dependent clauses together. Identify the passage in which the highlighted conjunction is subordinate:
( ) “[…] a good way to solve passenger inconveniences, or even to charm […]"
( ) “[…] need to understand for what us – and the dogs, the cats, the birds, etc. – we blink.”
( ) “Some sharks, although, have a membrane called nictitate […]"
Question 2 - In the passage identified above, the subordinate conjunction introduces:
( ) one caveat.
( ) a purpose.
( ) An alternative.
Question 3 - The term "how" is a conjunction that expresses a cause in the segment:
( ) "Other animals, such as dogs, cats and birds, also blink."
( ) “Since the air is much drier than our eyes, they easily […]”
( ) “[…] more or less like our eyelids close when an object […]”
Question 4 - In the fragment “[…] they would easily dry out if they were open all the time.”, the author used the subordinate conjunction “if” to express:
( ) a conclusion.
( ) an assumption.
( ) a concession.
Question 5 - In the segment "This is very important, given that these sharks feed on other fish […]”, the subordinate conjunction underlined indicates:
( ) a fact that is the cause of the previous fact.
( ) a fact that contradicts the previous fact.
( ) a fact that is the consequence of the previous fact.
Question 6 – Mention subordinate conjunctions that could take the place of the conjunction "since" in the segment above:
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Question 7 – Underline, in the fragment below, the subordinate conjunction that establishes a relationship of time between the facts:
"When the risky situation ends, the shark returns its eyes to the normal position."
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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