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Activities: “What are quantifiers and how to use them in Brazilian Portuguese?”

By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos
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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Activity 1: Choose the right quantifier

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate quantifiers from the options provided below each sentence. Only one option is valid.

  • pessoas não quiseram votar.

  • irmãos você tem?

  • Tenho irmãos.

  • Eu quero pedaço de bolo.

  • as pessoas aqui conhecem o José.

  • vieram me visitar no ano passado.

  • Tenho conhecimento nesta área.

  • Vou dormir puder antes de viajar.

Activity 2: Going for a run

Three friends go to the park to run. Ana runs 8 km, Sofie 5 km, and Carol 2 km. Based on this information, choose the quantifier that best completes the sentences below:

três
nenhuma
todas
muito
ambas
cada
um pouco
  1. Ana correu .

  2. as amigas gostam de correr.

  3. Sofie e Carol correram menos do que Ana.

  4. das amigas correu 10 km.

  5. uma delas correu .

  6. amigas correram no parque.

A photo of three young women taken from behind. They are wearing matching outfits - blue t-shirts with a shark logo and dark running shorts - and are running away from the camera. The girl on the right has an inflatable shark strapped to her back.

Activity 3: Spot the quantifiers

Read the text below about Miguel and select all the quantifiers.

!Miguel !nasceu !no !Brasil, !mas !hoje !vive !nos !EUA. !Ele !tem !trinta !e !quatro !anos !e !trabalha !como !programador !numa !empresa !em !San !Diego. !Todos !os !dias, !Miguel !vai !até !a !praia !antes !de !ir !ao !trabalho, !e ! !corre !um !pouco!. !Ele !ama !morar !em !San !Diego, !porque !sempre !faz !muito !sol !e !calor. !Miguel !tem !vários !amigos !na !cidade, !e !ele !sempre !tenta !encontrar !quantos !amigos !puder !no !fim !de !semana.

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