Portuguese activity, “Palavras Homônimas”, aimed at high school students. Homonymy designates words that present equality in writing and/or pronunciation, but completely different meanings. Therefore, they raise doubts on a recurring basis.
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Question 1 – Read:
On the weekend of May 11th and 12th, at the Américo Renné Giannetti Municipal Park, the artistic bodies of the Clóvis Salgado Foundation perform in the series Fixes in the Park. On Saturday 11th, at 4 pm, the Coral Lírico de Minas Gerais presented a diversified repertoire, conducted by Lincoln Andrade. […].
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Review the following statements:
I. The term “repairs” was appropriately used to designate the musical event.
II. The word “repairs” was misspelled as it refers to the act of repairing something. In the context of the news above, the correct form is: “concerts”.
III. The pun was chosen to suggest the idea of “fixing” (in the sense of “change”) of the musical taste of people, who need to appreciate what is really beautiful: classical music.
The analysis allows us to conclude that only what is stated in:
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b) II
c) III
d) II and III
Question 2 - Check the alternative where the meaning of the underlined word was correctly identified in the square brackets:
a) The energetic company closed the trees that damaged the electrical wires. [cut]
b) That boss has good census. [judgment]
c) I frequently read the session of Portuguese Language present on the website. [part]
d) When I go to the capital, I will buy saddles. [of horse]
Question 3 - Complete with one of the options indicated in parentheses:
a) This word has lost the ______________. (seat/seat)
b) He gets ____________________ the employees all the time. (spying/atonement)
c) You acted ___________ by not revealing the truth. (bad/bad)
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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