Portuguese activity, recommended to 8th grade students, suggests the study of semicolon, through a text that deals with the Folklore.
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August 22 is popular culture day.
Do you know what folklore is? The word has an English origin and means “wisdom of the people”. These are traditions and customs passed down from generation to generation, which are remembered and celebrated on this day. Legends such as the headless mule; sayings such as “it's easier to have a bird in your hand than two in the bush”; songs, like “Atirei o pau no gato” and much more, who doesn't know? Wisdom that never dies, as it is stored in the minds of each one of us. Want an example of folklore? The indigenous people, who are part of the Brazilian people, know many myths, which have become fantastic tales in our literature. […]
Available in: http://chc.org.br. Accessed on: 07/18/16.
Question 1 - The purpose of the text is:
a) disclose
b) explain
c) persuade
d) entertain
Question 2 - In Legends, like the headless mule; sayings such as "easier to have a bird in your hand than two in the bush"; the semicolon was used for:
A:
Question 3 -Wisdom that never dies, because it is stored in the minds of each one of us., the underlined conjunction could be replaced by:
a) since
b) for that
c) as
d) however
Question 4 – Check the plural of the compound noun headless mule é:
( ) headless mules
( ) headless mules
Question 5 - In […] songs, like "I threw the stick at the cat" and much more […], the highlighted term introduces one:
( ) a comparison
( ) an example
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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