Portuguese activity, focused on ninth grade students, about relative pronouns. Let's analyze them in the text The continents are old, but the names are not? So, answer the proposed questions!
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The names used to identify the ancient land and sea portions of the planet refer to the continents or regions we know today. Of course, in the past, the Amazon or Siberia, to cite two examples, did not have the shape and size they have today. But to facilitate the association with the ancient continents, scientists tried to name them with the names of the regions where they are found today.
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 164. Available in: .
Question 1 - In the excerpt “[…] the ancient portions of the planet's lands and seas refer to the continents or regions we currently know.”, the pronoun “that” is related to:
Question 2 - In the excerpt above, the relative pronoun “that” could be replaced by:
( ) “which”.
( ) "which".
( ) "of which".
Question 3 - Watch:
“Of course, in the past, the Amazon or Siberia, to cite two examples, did not have the shape and size they have today.
Now identify the correct statement:
( ) The first “that” is a relative pronoun.
( ) The second “that” is a relative pronoun.
( ) The first “that” and the second “that” are relative pronouns.
Question 4 – Highlight the relative pronoun in this text segment:
“[…] scientists tried to name them with the names of the regions where they are found today.”
Question 5 - The previously highlighted pronoun indicates:
( ) place.
( ) possession.
( ) time.
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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