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Activities: “Where to put Brazilian Portuguese adjectives in a sentence?”

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira
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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: Reorder the sentence

Reorder each set of words below to form a sentence that follows the Brazilian Portuguese adjective position rules. Don't forget that some adjectives can appear either before or after the noun.

  • um
    café
    Tomei
    quente

    .

  • barato
    um
    Comprei
    celular

    .

  • dois
    Tomamos
    sorvetes
    praia
    na

    .

  • no
    Ele
    segundo
    dia
    desapareceu

    .

  • São
    pessoas
    poucas

    .

  • bonitas
    Ela
    flores
    ganhou

    .

  • maravilhoso
    um
    Tivemos
    jantar

    .

  • meu
    Isso
    problema
    é

    .

Activity 2: What’s the translation?

Read the sentences below and mark the alternative that refers to the correct meaning of the adjective in the sentence:

  • Este é o meu antigo carro.

  • Podemos comer qualquer sanduíche.

  • Eles tiveram um mau dia.

  • Pobre homem! Está há anos sem ver a família.

  • Estamos na rua certa.

  • Apesar da experiência, ela é uma mulher nova.

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