Portuguese activity, suitable for 9th grade students, proposes the study of verbal phrase, used in the construction of the text that makes up the 2017 Calendar, by the NGO “Médicos Sem Fronteiras”.
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We rescued 18 young children from a partially deflated and overcrowded inflatable boat in northern Libya. In desperation, mothers and fathers tossed their children onto our little rescue boat, separating themselves from their closest loved ones. dear ones, blindly trusting us, complete strangers, as we transported them to our great ship of rescue. It is heartbreaking to see that families with children only a few months old find themselves in such horrible situations.
Sebastian Stein, coordinator of the NGO “Médicos Sem Fronteiras”. MSF Calendar – 2017.
Question 1 - The coordinator of the NGO “Médicos Sem Fronteiras”, Sebastian Stein, presents his opinion about the reality portrayed in the text. Identify it:
Question 2 - In “People who run away have to run huge risks”, the underlined verbal phrase indicates:
a) desire
b) hypothesis
c) suggestion
d) obligation
Question 3 - In the excerpt “[…] while you we transported to our great rescue ship.”, the underlined pronoun refers to who?
Question 4 – In all passages, the highlighted term plays the role of an adverb of mode, except in:
a) “We rescued 18 small children from an inflatable boat partially emptied […]"
B) "In despair, mothers and fathers tossed their children onto our little boat […]"
c) “[…] separating from their dearest ones, trusting blindly in U.S […]"
d) “[…] find themselves in such situations horrible.”
Question 5 - Justify the use of the comma in the segment “In desperation, mothers and fathers threw their children onto our small rescue boat […]”:
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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