Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth year of elementary school, aims to study the denoting words. Do you know what a denoting word is? No? So, find out by answering the proposed questions based on the news cyclist dog! Very curious, isn't it?
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
Dog _________ knows how to ride.
In Japan, the Dalmatian Momotar has been delighting adults and children with his skills on a bicycle.
Momotar is three years old and its owner guarantees that the animal learned to pedal in just six weeks.
The Dalmatian cyclist even became a television star, constantly participating in programs.
“Revista Zá”, year 1, n. 9 April 1997, p. 9.
Question 1 - In the context of the news above, a denoting word fits. Identify it:
( ) "only"
( ) "not even"
( ) "also"
Question 2 - The denotative word, identified above, expresses:
( ) inclusion
( ) limitation
( ) exclusion
Question 3 - In the passage “[…] the animal learned to pedal in just six weeks.”, the denoting word “only”:
( ) rectifies the time the dog learns to pedal.
( ) restricts the time the dog learns to pedal.
( ) emphasizes the time when the dog learns to pedal.
Question 4 – The last sentence of the text has a denoting word. Tick it:
( ) "Dalmatian"
( ) "until"
( ) "constantly"
Question 5 - To conclude: what is a denoting word?
( ) A word that does not fit into any word class.
( ) A word that has only a literal meaning.
( ) A word that has more than one meaning.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
At answers are in the link above the header.
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