Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the ninth year of elementary school, explores pronouns. How about analyzing them in the text Calcium in egg shell? To do this, answer the proposed questions!
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
The main component of the eggshell is calcium, the same element that forms part of the composition of our teeth. Calcium in the form as it is present in eggshells and cloves does not dissolve in water, but it can dissolve in the presence of acids, such as acetic acid, found in vinegar. Therefore, vinegar dissolves the calcium in the egg shell. _________ phenomenon can be compared to another that occurs in our mouth: some acid-producing bacteria dissolve the calcium present in the teeth and can facilitate the appearance of cavities. […]
Magazine “Science Today for Children”. Edition 227.
Available in:. (With adaptation).
Question 1 – In the section “[…] element that is part of the composition of our teeth.”, there is a relative pronoun. Identify it:
Question 2 – The possessive pronoun “nossos”, used in the above passage, refers to:
( ) 1st person plural.
( ) 2nd person plural.
( ) 3rd person plural.
Question 3 – Watch:
“_________ phenomenon can be compared to another […]”
The space must be filled in with the demonstrative pronoun:
( ) "This one".
( ) "That".
( ) "That one".
Question 4 – Underline the following pronoun:
“[…] some acid-producing bacteria dissolve the calcium present in the teeth […]”
Question 5 – The underlined pronoun above is:
( ) guys.
( ) Undefined.
( ) interrogative.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.