Portuguese activity: Uses of commas

Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the first year of high school, about comma uses. Let's analyze this punctuation mark in the text that presents us salt pans? To do so, answer the proposed questions! In “[…] Salinas is the land of welcoming, friendly and receptive people.”, does the comma mark an omission, a list or a displacement?

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salt pans

Entitled World Capital of Cachaça, Salinas is a land of welcoming, friendly and receptive people. Located in the north of Minas, the municipality became famous for the production of internationally awarded cachaça. Today, this product is intangible cultural heritage. For the most demanding palates who appreciate cachaça, it is good to know that the product in this region tastes and unique aroma, as the entire production process is handcrafted and obeys strict standards of quality. Every year, the municipality hosts the World Cachaça Festival, a successful event that brings together an average of 15,000 visitors.

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Questions 

Question 1 – In “[…] Salinas is a land of welcoming, friendly and receptive people.”, the comma indicates:

( ) an omission.

( ) an enumeration.

( ) a displacement.

Question 2 – The excerpt below has been transcribed without the comma. Put it:

“Located in the north of Minas, the municipality became famous for the production of internationally awarded cachaça.”

Question 3 – In the segment “Today, this product is intangible cultural heritage.”, the comma isolates an adverbial adjunct that indicates a circumstance of:

Question 4 – In the part “[…] it's good to know that the product in this region has an incomparable flavor and aroma, because the entire production process is artisanal […]”, the comma is:

( ) prohibited.

( ) optional.

( ) mandatory.

Question 5 – In the passage “[…] the municipality hosts the World Cachaça Festival, a successful event that brings together an average of 15,000 visitors.”, the comma separates:

( ) a bet.

( ) a vocative.

( ) a predicate.

By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.