Portuguese activity, focused on ninth grade students, explores the prepositions. How about analyzing the relationships established by them in the text about the city of Minas Gerais St. Lawrence? So, answer the various questions proposed! In “[…] liters of powerful mineral water for sale in other cities […]”, does the preposition “to” express means, destination or purpose? Let's go to the challenge?
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Located in the south of Minas Gerais, São Lourenço stands out for its medicinal mineral water sources. Part of the Circuito das Águas, the city is approximately 400 km from Belo Horizonte, in the foothills of the Serra da Mantiqueira.
With a mild climate, the city attracts many tourists due to its main attraction, the Parque das Águas. With an extension of 430,000 m², the park is home to different fauna and flora, presenting a direct contact ______ with nature and the tranquility it provides. The lookout offers a panoramic view of the mountains and is reached by a cable car.
The cultural manifestation in the city is huge, making São Lourenço the stage for delicious local events, such as the patron's party. The municipality also holds the Ballooning Festival and the National Encounter of Antique Cars, among others.
The train station is one of the city's strong points. Preserving the European style of the beginning of the century in its buildings, it also has the Trem das Águas. Pulled by an authentic Maria Fumaça, the train takes a bucolic tour that ends at the Soledade de Minas Station.
A city tour takes you to the most different and unusual sights. From an old drinking fountain for horses and donkeys that carried liters of powerful water on small cable cars mineral for sale in other cities, to the Tancredo Neves Memorial, which symbolizes the political life of the ex-president.
Among fountains, hydrotherapy centers and foundations, São Lourenço has a variety of pleasant surprises for its visitors.
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Question 1 - In the passage “São Lourenço stands out for its sources of mineral waters of medicinal value.”, the preposition “by” indicates:
( ) place.
( ) cause.
( ) time.
Question 2 - In “[…] attracts many tourists because its main attraction […]”, the phrase underlined is:
( ) adverbial.
( ) conjunctiva.
( ) prepositional.
Question 3 - Reread this text fragment:
“[…] the park is home to distinct fauna and flora, presenting a direct contact ______ with nature and the tranquility it provides.”
Identify the preposition that fills the space above:
( ) "with".
( ) "for".
( ) "about".
Question 4 – The "a" is a preposition in the excerpt:
( ) “[…] local events, such as the patron's party.”
( ) “[…] the train takes a bucolic ride […]”
( ) “[…] which symbolizes the political life of the former president.”
Question 5 - In the segment “The cultural manifestation at city is big […]”, the highlighted term is the contraction of a preposition with the definite article “a”. Identify it:
( ) "in".
( ) "in".
( ) "per".
Question 6 – In the part “[…] liters of powerful mineral water for sale in other cities […]”, the preposition “to” expresses:
( ) quite.
( ) destiny.
( ) goal.
Question 7 – In the section “Among sources, hydrotherapy centers and foundations, São Lourenço has a diversity […]”, there is a preposition. Tick it:
( ) "In between".
( ) "and".
( ) "one".
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.