Portuguese activity, aimed at eighth grade students, explores the uses of comma. Do you have questions about this punctuation mark? Are we going to eliminate them once and for all? For this study, answer the questions that are based on the text. What is a yeti? You know what it is? Find it out!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
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It is the name given to a creature that supposedly lives in the Himalayas, a mountain range of snowy mountains that crosses five countries (Pakistan India China Nepal and Bhutan). Hence, he is also known as the Abominable Snowman. Although many believe he is just a legend, in 1961 the government of Nepal officially declared that the Yeti exists.
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Question 1 - In the passage “[…] lives in the Himalayas, a mountain range of snowy mountains […]”, it can be said that the comma introduces:
( ) a definition for the term “Himalayas”.
( ) a hypothesis about the term “Himalayas”.
( ) a comparison with the term “Himalayas”.
Question 2 - Note that the excerpt in parentheses is transcribed without commas. Put them:
“(Pakistan India China Nepal and Bhutan)”.
Question 3 - In the excerpt above, the commas were used:
( ) in a term entry.
( ) in an enumeration of terms.
( ) in an interleaving of terms.
Question 4 – In the part “For this reason, he is also known as the Abominable Snowman.”, the comma separates a conjunction that introduces:
( ) a conclusion
( ) a condition
( ) an adversity
Question 5 - In the segment “Although many believe that he is just a legend, in 1961, […]”, the commas separate an expression that indicates:
( ) place
( ) mode
( ) time
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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