Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the eighth grade of elementary school, addresses prepositions. We will analyze them in the text on the Jacuguaçu? To do so, answer the proposed questions! In the section “[…] and has already suffered certain threats in the past, due to being hunted.”, does the preposition “por” establish the relation of place, cause or time?
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
Read:
The jacuguaçu (dark penelope) is a popularly known bird that draws attention by its appearance and also by the different sounds it emits.
With about 75 centimeters, the species has a dark plumage and a reddish contrast in the throat region. The male also has the iris in the same tone as the dewlap.
In addition to having a non-discreet vocalization, a curiosity is that it also emits sound when flapping its wings. Common to be observed in _____ groups, the species is considered a seed disperser and has already suffered certain threats in the past, due to being hunted.
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Question 1 – Identify the passage that contains a preposition:
( ) “The jacuguaçu (dark penelope) is a bird popularly known […]”
( ) “[…] the species has a dark plumage and a reddish contrast […]”
( ) “[…] the species is considered a seed disperser […]”
Question 2 – In the following fragment, there is a prepositional phrase. Underline it:
“In addition to having a non-discreet vocalization, a curiosity is that it also emits sound when flapping its wings.”
Question 3 – The prepositional phrase underlined above expresses:
( ) mode.
( ) addition.
( ) goal.
Question 4 – The space, indicated in the passage “Common to be observed _____ groups […]”, must be filled with the preposition:
( ) "The".
( ) "in".
( ) "for".
Question 5 – In the section “[…] and has already suffered certain threats in the past, for having been hunted.”, the preposition “por” establishes the relationship of:
( ) place.
( ) cause.
( ) time.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education
