This Portuguese activity proposes, to 2nd year high school students, the study of definite article, taking as reference a fragment written by Fernando Sabino. The activity consists of multiple choice questions.
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Read this excerpt written by Fernando Sabino:
I am a middle-aged man; and since I will quit smoking for good in a few minutes, my chance of dying will shortly be halved. The other half remains, that is, death from other causes. As for these, I don't think there is anything to be done. There are no other addictions I can give up, other than living.
the lack she makes me. Rio de Janeiro: Record, 1991.
Question 1 - In the segment "The other half remains, i.e, death from other causes.”, the highlighted term signals one:
a) opposition
b) compliance
c) explanation
d) conclusion
Question 2 - Check the alternative where the underlined word works as a definite article:
a) “I am a middle-aged man […]"
B) "[…] The my probability of dying soon […]"
c) "How much The these […]”
d) “[…] I don't think there is anything The”
Question 3 - A clause is omitted in the following passage:
a) “[…] I will stop smoking forever in a few minutes […]”
b) “[…] I don't think there is anything to be done.”
c) “There are no other addictions that I can abandon […]”
d) “[…] other than living.”
Question 4 – In “As for these, I don't think there's anything to be done.”, the comma indicates:
a) the inversion in the order of the constituents of the period.
b) the insertion of term.
c) the omission of a clause.
d) the displacement of adverbial expression.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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