Portuguese activity: Comma

Portuguese activity, focused on students in the eighth year of elementary school, addresses comma. How about analyzing this punctuation mark in the text about the Mephitids? To do this, answer the proposed questions! In “[…] encompassing zorrillos, skunks (skunks)”, was the comma used to indicate an omission, an intercalation or an enumeration?

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Mephitids

Mephithids are animals belonging to the Mephitidae family, encompassing squids, skunks (skunks). They are medium-sized animals divided into 11 species spread across the Americas and Southeast Asia. They inhabit different types of landscapes, from dense forests to mountainous regions. They have a very varied omnivorous diet, feeding mainly on small invertebrates and eggs. In Brazil, there are 2 species of this family.

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Questions

Question 1 - Watch:

“[…] encompassing zorrillas, skunks (skunks).”

In this passage, the comma was used to indicate:

( ) an omission.

( ) an interleave.

( ) an enumeration.

Question 2 – The excerpt below was transcribed without the comma. Put it:

“They are medium-sized animals divided into 11 species spread across the Americas […]”

Question 3 – In “They inhabit different types of landscapes, from dense forests […]”, the comma is:

( ) prohibited.

( ) optional.

( ) mandatory.

Question 4 – In the part “They have a very varied omnivorous diet, feeding mainly on small invertebrates and eggs.”, the comma precedes a verb:

( ) in the infinitive.

( ) in the gerund.

( ) in the participle.

Question 5 - In the segment “In Brazil, there are 2 species of this family.”, the comma indicates:

( ) a bet.

( ) a vocative.

( ) an adverbial adjunct.

By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.