Understanding Subordinate Clauses in Portuguese

The video tutorial by Professor Taciana covers the topic of 'periodo composto por subordinação' in Portuguese grammar. It explains the concept of a compound sentence, which contains more than one clause, and focuses on three types of subordinate clauses: substantivas, adjetivas, and adverbiais. Each type is discussed in terms of its syntactic role and transformation from nouns, adjectives, and adverbs, respectively. The tutorial provides examples and highlights the importance of conjunctions and relative pronouns in linking these clauses.

What is a period in the context of Portuguese grammar?

• A sentence that contains multiple subjects.

• A sentence that starts with a lowercase letter.

• A sentence that starts with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.

• A sentence that contains only one verb.

How do you determine the number of clauses in a compound period?

• By counting the number of nouns.

• By counting the number of verbs.

• By counting the number of adjectives.

• By counting the number of subjects.

What is a substantive subordinate clause?

• A clause that acts as a verb.

• A clause that acts as a noun.

• A clause that acts as an adjective.

• A clause that acts as an adverb.

In the sentence 'É necessário que os alunos se comprometam', what role does the clause 'que os alunos se comprometam' play?

• It acts as a verb.

• It acts as a subject.

• It acts as an adverb.

• It acts as an adjective.

What is the function of the word 'que' in substantive subordinate clauses?

• It acts as an adverb.

• It acts as an integrating conjunction without semantic meaning.

• It acts as a conjunction with semantic meaning.

• It acts as a relative pronoun.

What is an adjective subordinate clause?

• A clause that acts as an adjective.

• A clause that acts as an adverb.

• A clause that acts as a verb.

• A clause that acts as a noun.

In the sentence 'os bancários que fizeram greve foram aclamados', what role does the clause 'que fizeram greve' play?

• It acts as a verb.

• It acts as an adverb.

• It acts as an adjective.

• It acts as a noun.

What connects an adjective subordinate clause to the main clause?

• A noun.

• An adverb.

• A conjunction with semantic meaning.

• A relative pronoun.

What is an adverbial subordinate clause?

• A clause that acts as a verb.

• A clause that acts as an adverb.

• A clause that acts as an adjective.

• A clause that acts as a noun.

In the sentence 'naquela manhã, quando amanhecia, o sol despontava esplêndido', what role does the clause 'quando amanhecia' play?

• It acts as an adjective.

• It acts as an adverb of time.

• It acts as a noun.

• It acts as a verb.