Portuguese Activity: The MAS conjunction

Portuguese activity for eighth grade students. There are two text fragments with the conjunction BUT followed by some questions about the grammatical class and the possible meanings of this word in the situations in which they occur. Maybe it's worth doing as an evaluative work? Good class, master! 🙂 🙂 🙂 

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read the two text excerpts below and answer the proposed questions:

TEXT 1

As imperfect human beings, who tend to perceive the faults of others more easily than our own shortcomings, it is normal that we often end up stuck in the inertia of a sordid and slanderous comfort zone, which ends up compromising not only our level of productivity, but also the quality of our work.

(Excerpt from https://jornaldoempreendedor.com.br/destaques/inspiracao/como-alavancar-o-seu-nivel-de-produtividade/)

TEXT 2

We all have priority tasks and secondary obligations. Of course, listing your priorities is a must, which will help you focus on the tasks that must be completed first. Undoubtedly, all our obligations must be performed, but avoid skipping steps that could be a huge source of consternation later on.

(Excerpt from https://jornaldoempreendedor.com.br/destaques/inspiracao/como-alavancar-o-seu-nivel-de-produtividade/)

Questions

1) The words highlighted in both texts, according to the grammatical classes, how are they classified?

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2) In both situations, are these words used with the same meaning? Explain.

A:

3) In text 1, after the word but, which verbal expression is not written but can be implied?

A:

4) How many sentences are there after the word but in text 2?

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5) What is the use of the word but in the construction of a text?

A:

By André Tarragô Martins – Middle and Middle School Teacher of Portuguese Language and Master in Letters in the area of ​​Language, Interaction and Learning Processes. In addition, he is a musician and journalist. He works in pre-university entrance exams, pre-contests, private lessons, preparation of competition tests and is content creator for the Portal www.acessaber.com.br.

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