Portuguese activity: Prepositions

Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the ninth year of elementary school, about prepositions. Let's analyze them in the text that introduces us to the film Wallace & Gromit – The Battle of the Vegetables? To do so, answer the questions proposed! In “[…] it doesn’t take long to overpopulate the inventor’s house.”, which “a” is a preposition?

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

“Wallace & Gromit – The Battle of the Vegetables”

The neighborhood, where the peaceful inventor Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit live, is in an uproar as the annual giant vegetable contest, organized by the beautiful and single Lady Tottington, approaches. To protect crops from hungry rabbits, Wallace invents a device that captures the animals without harming them. The problem is what to do _______ the excess of rabbits, which soon overpopulate the inventor's house. The duo also have to deal with a mysterious vegetarian beast, which is destroying the crops at night. Now Wallace's honor is at stake as he must capture her before the arrogant Victor Quartermaine, who has his eye on Lady Tottington's fortune.

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Questions 

Question 1 – Identify the segment that contains a preposition:

( ) “[…] where the peaceful inventor Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit live […]”

( ) “[…] equipment that captures animals without hurting them.”

( ) “[…] a mysterious vegetarian beast, which is destroying the plantations […]”

Question 2 – Highlight the following preposition:

“[…] annual giant vegetable contest […]”

Question 3 – State the meaning relationship established by the preposition, highlighted in the passage “For protect crops from hungry rabbits […]”:

Question 4 – Complete the space with a preposition:

“The problem is what to do _______ the excess of rabbits […]”

Question 5 – Watch:

“[…] it doesn’t take long to overpopulate the inventor’s house.”

It can be stated that:

( ) the first “a” is a preposition.

( ) the second “a” is a preposition.

( ) the first “a” and the second “a” are prepositions.

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