Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the ninth year of elementary school, explores compound period. How about analyzing this type of period in the text about bats? For this, answer the proposed questions!
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They can be bones, teeth, claws, footprints… Even poop! They prove that, millions of years ago, several other animals lived on Earth, some very different from the current ones. Do you know what we're talking about? Of fossils: records left in the rocks that reveal which animals – such as dinosaurs – inhabited our planet in the distant past. The fossils of these prehistoric reptiles, however, are not the only ones studied by scientists. Fossils of many animals have been found and analyzed, even one that you might find curious: the bat. […]
“Ciência Hoje das Crianças” magazine. Edition 170.
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Question 1 – The period “Prove that, millions of years ago, several other animals lived on Earth, some very different from the current ones.” it's composed. Why?
Question 2 – In the compound period "He knows what are we talking about?”, the subject of the underlined verb is:
( ) hidden.
( ) simple.
( ) undetermined.
Question 3 – Underline the examples made in this period composed:
“From fossils: records left in the rocks that reveal which animals – such as dinosaurs – inhabited our planet in the distant past.”
Question 4 – In the compound period “The fossils of these prehistoric reptiles, however, are not the only ones studied by scientists.”, the conjunction “however” introduces:
( ) a contrast.
( ) a caveat.
( ) a compensation.
Question 5 - The prayer, highlighted in the compound period “Have already been found and analyzed fossils of many animals, even from one you might find curious: the bat.”, is:
( ) absolute.
( ) coordinate.
( ) subordinate.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.