Portuguese activity: Uses of commas

Portuguese activity, aimed at students in the ninth grade of elementary school, on the comma. Let's analyze the uses of this punctuation mark in the text that introduces us to the book Literature as tourism? To do so, answer the proposed questions!

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

Read:

“Literature as Tourism”

Throughout his nearly fifty years of diplomatic career João Cabral de Melo Neto has lived in countries such as Spain, England, Senegal, Ecuador and Honduras. The culture and landscape of these places marked his poetry in an expressive way. Seville was perhaps the city most sung about by the poet, but it was by no means the only one. In Ecuador, the fascination with nature and the Indians of the Andes produced gems such as “The corridor of volcanoes” and “The Indian of the Cordillera”. Intertwined with these poems, Inez Cabral's memoirs reveal to the reader everyday aspects of João's life: his habits, opinions and tastes.

Author of the book: João Cabral de Melo Neto.
Available in:. (With cut).

Questions

Question 1 – The excerpt below has been transcribed without the comma. Put it:

“Throughout his nearly fifty years of diplomatic career João Cabral de Melo Neto has lived in countries […]”

Question 2 – In the segment “Seville was perhaps the city most sung by the poet, but it was not […]”, the comma separates a sentence:

( ) explanatory.

( ) conclusive.

( ) adverse.

Question 3 – In “In Ecuador, the fascination with nature […]”, the comma indicates:

( ) a bet.

( ) a vocative.

( ) an adverbial adjunct.

Question 4 – In the part “Intertwined with these poems, Inez Cabral's memoirs reveal to the reader everyday aspects of João's life [...]”, the comma is:

( ) prohibited.

( ) optional.

( ) mandatory.

Question 5 – In the passage “[…] your habits, opinions and tastes.”, the comma indicates:

( ) an omission.

( ) an interleave.

( ) an enumeration.

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