Portuguese activity, focused on students in the ninth year of elementary school, addresses demonstrative pronouns. Let's analyze them in the text don't confuse the food? To do this, answer the proposed questions!
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Definitely, in nature it is essential to know what you can and cannot eat. Therefore, predators must always be on the lookout. There are species that release toxic substances that drive away or even kill those who insist on hunting. This is the case of amphibians of the genera Dendrobates and Phyllobates, which carry these toxins in the skin. We say that these are species with chemical defenses and are known to be unpalatable, meaning that you cannot eat at all. Those that do not have these defenses are called palatable.
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“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine.
Edition 210. Available in:
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Question 1 - In the passage "Definitely, in nature it is essential to know what one can or cannot eat.", the term "o" plays the role of a demonstrative pronoun because it is equivalent to:
( ) "that".
( ) "that one".
( ) "that one".
Question 2 - The demonstrative pronoun indicated in the previous question is:
( ) invariable.
( ) variable in gender.
( ) variable in number.
Question 3 - Highlight the demonstrative pronoun in the period below:
"We say that these are species with chemical defenses and are known to be unpalatable, in other words, you can't eat at all."
Question 4 - The demonstrative pronoun highlighted above:
( ) retrieves information.
( ) announces information.
( ) complements information.
Question 5 - In "On the other hand, those that do not have these defenses are called palatable.", the demonstrative pronoun "those" resumes:
( ) “toxic substances”.
( ) “species”.
( ) “chemical defenses”.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.