know how to use session, assignment or section is one of the frequent difficulties of the Portuguese language. Our language has a considerable list of words namesakes, these three, in this case, are heterographic homophones, that is, they have exactly the same pronunciation, but are written in a different way. So they take on totally different meanings.
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when to use session?
The word session it is a substantive feminine which represents the time of a meeting, a show, a consultation or an exercise.
⇒ Examples
- a session extraordinary for voting.
- We arrived late and there was no more ticket for the last one. session of the movie.
- Last week I made a session of acupuncture and I'm much better.
- I'm still on the first session of exercises for the abdomen and I am already sore.
when to use assignment?
The word assignment is a feminine nounthat derives from verb Give way, so it starts with the letter c. It is used to indicate the transfer of any property or right to something or someone.
⇒ Examples
- To publish the article, I needed to sign a term of assignment of copyright.
- THE assignment of resources for library renovation was accepted.
- Justice determined the assignment of his estates to the heirs.
- THE assignment of the land by the city hall was what guaranteed the construction of the new headquarters.
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when to use section?
The word section is a feminine noun derived from the verb to section, which means to cut into parts. Therefore, section can be either the sectioning how much each one one of the divisions. It is used to indicate parts of a literary work and scientific article, public offices, sectors of private institutions, subdivisions of a commercial establishment, among others.
⇒ Examples
- To format my article into chapters, I inserted break section in the file.
- THE section of teaching and research at the university will have a new head.
- My brother will start working on the section of my company's human resources.
- THE section Exchange of the store is on the top floor.
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Exercises
1 - Fill in the gaps properly with section, assignment or session.
a) How is the ______ of hereditary rights with the new Civil Code?
b) Sporting Goods ____ is at incredible discounts.
c) The ____ of books will be resumed in the next school year.
d) I never remember my electoral ______.
e) There was more than one _____ in assembly to approve the new trustee.
Solution: the alternatives The and ç need the word assignment, as they deal with the transfer of goods; the alternatives B and d need the word section, because they refer to sectors; the alternative and need the word session, because it has a sense of meeting.
2 - (UNICASTELO) Which alternative correctly completes the gaps in the period below?
He remained quiet until the end of the ______, then proceeded to the ______ of goods as directed by the division.
a) Section; section.
b) Session; section.
c) Session; assignment.
d) Section; session.
e) Assignment; session.
Solution: alternative ç, because the first term refers to a meeting (session) and the second deals with the transfer of goods (assignment).
by Paula Piva
grammar teacher
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PIVA, Paula. "Session, assignment or section"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/sessao-cessao-ou-secao.htm. Accessed on July 27, 2021.
