For this task you can get 1 point on the Unified State Exam in 2019
Task 17 from the Unified State Examination in the Russian language teaches us how to deal with punctuation marks in sentences that contain words and constructions that are not directly (grammatically) connected with other members of the sentence. This test exercise should be completed by those who decide to test their ability to distinguish introductory words and phrases from the main or minor members of a sentence.
In the Russian language there are so-called introductory constructions, which can be either individual words or entire sentences. However, they have some peculiarities: they are not full-fledged members of the sentence and are not grammatically related to other words in it.
Introductory constructions in writing are highlighted on both sides with commas, however, the difficulty of some variants of task No. 17 from the Unified State Exam in the Russian language lies in the fact that the same word can act as an introductory word or be a full-fledged part of a phrase. A typical example of this would be two phrases: “Fortunately, we were not late. The dishes break for good luck.” In the first case, the construction “fortunately” is an introductory phrase and is distinguished by punctuation. In the second case, this is an addition that answers the question “why?”, and a comma is not needed here.
When completing task No. 17 from the Unified State Examination in the Russian language, how can we determine whether we have an introductory word or not? Try reading the sentence without it. If the meaning of the phrase does not change significantly (“Fortunately, we were not late. We were not late”), we have an introductory construction. If the phrase is distorted, becomes incomplete or incomprehensible (“The dishes are beating for happiness. The dishes are beating”), we have before us any other member of the sentence. In addition, pay attention to what the word you are interested in expresses. If it expresses some feelings, emotions, assessment of what is happening, it is most likely introductory.
The seventeenth task of the Unified State Exam in the Russian language is aimed at testing graduates’ knowledge in the field of introductory words, namely, the ability to distinguish introductory words from homonymous members of a sentence. You can get one primary point for it; You can prepare for this task using the theory below.
Theory for task No. 17 of the Unified State Exam in Russian
Words that can be either introductory or non-introductory
| Introductory word | Not an introductory word | |
|---|---|---|
| A comma is needed! | No comma needed! | |
| However | Cannot be replaced with “but” | Can be replaced with the conjunction “but” |
| We are, however, very tired today. | The rain has stopped, but the wind is still strong. | |
| Really | In the sense of “in fact”; comes at the beginning of a sentence | Comes in the middle or at the end of a sentence |
| Indeed, he knows nothing. | He really doesn't know anything | |
| Means | Meaning "therefore" | Meaning "means this" |
| If winter has come, it means New Year is coming soon. | Being late means not being on time. | |
| Finally | Indicates the connection between the expressed thoughts, in the meaning of “and also” | Meaning “in the end, after everything, at the end” |
| I need to wash the dishes, clean up and finally go to the store. | We finally arrived at our hotel. |
Words that are always introductory/not introductory
| Introductory (comma needed) | Non-introductory (no comma needed) |
|---|---|
| Certainly | For the most part |
| Firstly | As if |
| Secondly | Literally |
| Third | To top it off |
| So | In the end |
| Hence | In addition |
| As if | All of a sudden |
| Apparently | After all |
| Please | Here |
| Undoubtedly | It seems |
| Hardly | |
| Doesn't matter | |
| Still | |
| Even | |
| Hardly | |
| Exactly | |
| Sometimes | |
| Exclusively | |
| As if | |
| As if | |
| Besides | |
| Only | |
| Meanwhile | |
| Surely | |
| I suppose | |
| Definitely | |
| Necessarily | |
| Definitely | |
| Partly | |
| At least | |
| Still | |
| Almost | |
| That's why | |
| Practically | |
| Just | |
| Let | |
| Decisively | |
| As if | |
| Nevertheless | |
| Only | |
| Allegedly |
Punctuation for introductory words
| An introductory word is separated by a comma if it can be removed from the sentence without loss of meaning. | We decided to get to the hotel by bus, but, unfortunately, we went in the wrong direction. (we remove the introductory word - We decided to get to the hotel by bus, but went in the wrong direction.) |
| There is no need to separate the introductory word from the conjunction with a comma if it is impossible to remove the introductory word from the sentence; also, the introductory word at the beginning of a sentence is not separated from conjunctions by a comma | Firstly, you need to read the textbook, and secondly, do the exercise in your notebook. |
| If one word is missing in the introductory word, restored from the context, a dash is placed instead of a comma | On the one hand, he wanted to go on a visit, but on the other, he had no desire to leave the house in such weather. |
| If the introductory word comes after the listing homogeneous members and before the comma, a dash is placed before it, and a comma after it | In the forest, in the park, in the yard - in a word, you can find this plant everywhere. |
Introductory words
| The measure of what is being said | The most, the least, the most unusual, the most surprising, at least |
| Attracting the other person's attention | Do you understand, know, see, understand, believe, listen, agree, imagine, imagine ( -you, imagine, do you believe, do you know, I repeat, I emphasize, between you and me |
| A source of information | According to ..., according to information ..., in opinion ..., according to rumors, in accordance with ..., they say, report, convey, in my opinion, in my opinion, in my opinion, remember, remember, as is known, from the point of view |
| Speech coherence | Therefore, so, thus, it means, finally, therefore, further, by the way, by the way, however, by the way, in general, in general terms, in particular, in addition, in addition, on the contrary, on the contrary, for example, to for example, firstly, secondly, on the one hand, on the other hand |
| Frequency of what is said | It happens, it happened, it happens, it happened, as usual, as a rule, as a last resort |
| Degree of possibility | Without a doubt, without any doubt, undoubtedly, certainly, of course, self-evidently, indisputably, of course, apparently, apparently, probably, probably, probably, in all probability, perhaps, it seems, it should be, maybe, maybe , one must believe, one can assume, one must think, (I) think, (I) believe, (I) hope, (I) believe |
| Emotions, feelings | Fortunately, to joy, unfortunately, to chagrin, to chagrin, unfortunately, to shame, to surprise, to amazement, to happiness, to joy, to surprise, to happiness, to truth, to conscience, to justice, what good , strange thing, amazing thing, funny to say, don’t say it as a reproach |
Appeal- a word or combination of words that names the addressee of speech. Not a member of the proposal. The appeal can be removed from a sentence without loss of meaning.
Punctuation marks for addresses
- Multiple hits are separated by commas or exclamation points: “My dear, my dear, my torment, my longing,” she read. Addresses connected by a conjunction And, are not separated by commas: Weep, tavern violins and harps, over the black aster with an afro hairstyle.
- If after the appeal there is a definition or application, then it is separated; This definition is perceived as a second appeal: Grandfather, dear, where have you been?
- The parts of the dissected circulation are highlighted separately, each on its own: Hear me, dear one, hear me, beautiful one, my evening dawn, unquenchable love!
- If the address ends an interrogative sentence, then a question mark is placed after it: Do you hear, Dmitry Petrovich? I will come to you in Moscow.
Algorithm for completing the task
- We carefully read the task.
- We perform partial parsing of sentences to determine whether the proposed word or phrase is a member of the sentence.
- We analyze sentences and place punctuation marks.
- Write down the correct answer.
Analysis of typical options for task No. 17 of the Unified State Examination in the Russian language
Seventeenth task of the demo version 2018
Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentences.
Lovely birch (1) thickets!
You (2) earth! And you (3) the plains of sand!
Before this host of departing
(S.A. Yesenin)
Algorithm for completing the task:
Lovely birch thickets!
You, Earth! And you, plains sands!
Before this host of departing
I am unable to hide my melancholy.
- Thickets– is not separated by a comma, as it is part of a common address. Earth– address, separated by commas, is not part of the sentence. Plains Sands– an address that is not part of a sentence, separated by a comma.
Answer: 2, 3.
First version of the task
The best way to get here is (1) by minibus. The volcano is visible (2) from almost (3) everywhere, so any local resident will probably (4) (5) point the way further.
Algorithm for completing the task:
- It is necessary to place punctuation marks and indicate numbers in the place of which there should be commas.
- The best way to get here is by minibus. The volcano is visible from almost everywhere, so the further path will indicate Maybe, any local resident.
- The best thing– circumstance of the course of action ( get How? the best thing) is not an introductory word, it cannot be removed from the sentence, therefore, we do not put a comma. Practically (visible How? practically)– a circumstance of measure and degree. Maybe– is not a member of the sentence, expresses the attitude of the speaker, the word can be removed from the sentence without loss of meaning.
Answer: 4, 5.
Second version of the task
Place punctuation marks: indicate all the numbers that should be replaced by commas in the sentences.
The Russian language(1), as is known(2), ranks second on the World Wide Web: almost 6% of all sites are created on it. And the first place (3) naturally (4) belongs to English, whose share is almost 55%.
Algorithm for completing the task:
- It is necessary to place punctuation marks and indicate numbers in the place of which there should be commas.
- Russian language, as is known, ranks second on the World Wide Web: almost 6% of all sites are created on it. And first place naturally, belongs to English, whose share is almost 55%.
- As is known, naturally– are not members of the sentence, express the attitude of the speaker, these words can be removed from the sentence without loss of meaning.
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Third version of the task
Place punctuation marks: indicate all the numbers that should be replaced by commas in the sentences.
Photography(1), from the point of view of specialists(2), consists of three conditionally independent components: light, color and shape(3), however(4) the mere presence of these components is not enough to produce a truly good, memorable work.
Algorithm for completing the task:
- It is necessary to place punctuation marks and indicate numbers in the place of which there should be commas.
- Photo, from the point of view of specialists, consists of three conditionally independent components: light, color and shape, but the mere presence of these components is not enough to make a truly good, memorable work.
- From the point of view of specialists– is not a member of the sentence, expresses the attitude of the speaker, the phrase can be removed from the sentence without loss of meaning. And here however in this sentence it is easily replaced by the conjunction “but”, and, therefore, is not an introductory word. There is no need to separate it with commas, but we will put a comma in front of it: it will separate the two parts of a complex sentence from each other.
Punctuation marks under separate definitions and circumstances
Separation- a method of semantic highlighting or clarification. In written language, inconsistencies are separated by commas. Only minor members of the sentence are isolated.
1. Separate definitions
Separate definitions in a sentence can be expressed:- participial phrase; For example, in At the far edge of the park, overgrown with tall grass and bushes, there was an alley.
- single participles or adjectives; For example: The sky, gloomy and inhospitable, covered the city.
- adjective with dependent words; For example: On the table I saw a book that looked like an ancient encyclopedia.
2. Dedicated applications
Detached applications are syntactically definitions.Separate applications in a sentence can be expressed:
- nouns; For example: We schoolchildren are tired of exams.
- nouns with dependent words; For example: Pyotr Ivanovich, our good friend, helped us.
3. Special circumstances
Separate circumstances in a proposal can be expressed:- single gerunds; For example: Dancing and spinning, she looked at me.
- participial phrase; For example: After driving a few kilometers, I saw a traveler on the side of the road.
4. Clarifying, explanatory and connecting members of the proposal
- Clarifying members of the sentence narrow the concept and clarify it. As a rule, they are represented by circumstances of place, time, manner of action, degree, measure. For example: In the forest, behind the road, there is a chamomile clearing.
- Explanatory members of the sentence they call differently the concepts to which they relate, representing another name for these concepts. Often explanatory members are accompanied by conjunctions: that is, exactly, namely, or in the meaning “that is.” For example: The hippopotamus, or hippopotamus, is of interest to scientists.
- Connecting members of the proposal transmit additional information. Such terms are usually introduced by words and combinations of words: even, in particular, especially, mainly, including, in particular, for example, and moreover, and therefore, yes and, yes and only, and in general, and, too, and also, and etc. For example: There is a lot of nobility in people, especially in women.
5. Comparative turnover
Comparative phrases beginning with comparative conjunctions as if, as if, exactly, than, rather than, as if, like, that, as well as etc., separated by commas. For example: He flew into the room like a whirlwind.
Task 17 - 2017
Option 1
While we burn with freedom (1)
While hearts are alive for honor (2)
My friend (3) we will dedicate to the fatherland (4)
Beautiful impulses from the soul!
Comrade (5) believe: she will rise,
Russia will wake up from its sleep,
And on the ruins of autocracy
They will write our names!(A.S. Pushkin)
The flying ridge of clouds is thinning;
Sad star(1)evening star(2)
Your ray silvered the withered plains(3)
And the slumbering bay (4) and the black rocky peaks;
I love your faint light in the heavenly heights:
He woke up the thoughts that had fallen asleep in me. (A.S. Pushkin)
Fly to us (1) quiet evening (2)
To peaceful fields!
We sing a song to you (3)
Evening dawn.
It's getting dark in the valley (4)
And the hour of night is near:
On the top of a birch tree (5)
The last ray has faded.(Lev Modzalevsky)
The benefit of communicating with books is that they (1) without a doubt (2) increase literacy, instill a taste for good word and (3) of course (4) love of language. My friends (5) read books! They (6) certainly (7) played and continue to play (8) the most important role in the development of our civilization.
Are you still alive (1) my old lady?
I'm alive too. Hello to you (2) hello!
Let it flow over your hut (3)
That evening unspeakable light.
They write to me that you (4) are causing anxiety (5)
She was very sad about me,
That you often go on the road (6)
In an old-fashioned, shabby shushun.(S. Yesenin)
I couldn't tell anyone (1)
The sacred words "father" and "mother".
Of course (2) you wanted (3) old man (4)
So that I get out of the habit in the monastery (5)
From these sweet names -
In vain: their sound was born
With me.(M.Yu. Lermontov)
O(1) spring without end and without edge -
An endless and endless dream!
I recognize you (2) life! I accept!
And I greet you with the ringing of the shield!
I accept you (3) failure (4)
And (5) good luck (6) my greetings to you!
In the enchanted area of crying,
There is no shame in the secret of laughter!(A. Blok)
We know (1) what now lies on the scales (2)
And what is happening now.
The hour of courage has struck on our watch,
And courage will not leave us.
It's not scary to lie dead under bullets,
It's not bitter to be left homeless, -
And we will save you (3) Russian speech (4)
Great Russian word.
We will carry you free and clean,
We will give it to our grandchildren and save us from captivity
Forever!(A.A. Akhmatova)
Oh you (1) my steppe (2)
Free steppe (3)
Wide (4) you (5) steppe (6)
Spread out,
To the Black Sea
Move forward!
I'm visiting you
Not one came:
I came myself-friend
With a scythe at my disposal;
It's been a long time since I walked (7)
On the steppe grass(8)
Up and down
I wanted to be with her...(A. Koltsov)
Get your (1) shoulder itchy!
Swing your (2) hand!
Smell it in your face (3)
Wind from noon!
Refresh, excite
The steppe is spacious!
Buzz (4) scythe (5)
Like a swarm of bees!
Molonyoy (6) braid (7)
Sparkle all around!
Make some noise (8) grass (9)
Podkoshonnaya;
Take a bow (10) flowers (11)
Head to the ground!(A. Koltsov)
Option 2
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
My friends (1) our union is wonderful!
He (2) as a soul (3) is indivisible (4) and eternal -
Unshakable (5) free and carefree (6)
He grew together under the shadow of friendly muses.
Wherever fate throws us
And happiness wherever it leads,
We are still the same: the whole world is foreign to us;
Our Fatherland is Tsarskoye Selo.(A.S. Pushkin)
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
The forest drops its crimson headdress (1)
The frost will silver (2) the withered field,
The day will pass (3) as if involuntarily
And it will disappear beyond the edge of the surrounding mountains.
Burn (4) the fireplace (5) in my deserted cell;
And you (6) the wine (7) of the autumn cold, friend,
Pour a gratifying hangover into my chest,
A momentary oblivion of bitter torment.(A.S. Pushkin)
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
“My light (1) mirror! Tell
Tell me the whole truth:
Am I the sweetest in the world,
All rosy and white?”
And the mirror answered her:
“You (2) of course (3) no doubt;
You (4) queen (5) are the cutest of all,
All blush (6) and whiter.”(A.S. Pushkin)
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
On my street which year (1)
footsteps sound - my friends are leaving.
My friends are slowly leaving (2)
I like that darkness outside the windows.
My friends' affairs have been neglected,
there is no music or singing in their houses,
and only (3) as before (4) Degas girls
blue ones trim their feathers.
Well, well, well, let fear not wake you up
you, defenseless, in the middle of this night.
A mysterious passion for betrayal (5)
my friends (6) your eyes are clouded.
Oh loneliness (7) how cool your character is!
Shining with an iron compass (8)
how coldly you close the circle,
not heeding useless assurances.(Bella Akhmadulina)
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
For laughter and evil:
Common sense
To the clear sun,
White snow -
I fell in love:
Misty Midnight(1)
Flattering Flute(2)
Idle thoughts.
To this heart (3)
Homeland - Sparta.
Do you remember little fox (4)
Heart of a Spartan?
- Lighter than a fox
Hide under clothes
How to hide you (5)
Jealousy and tenderness!(M. Tsvetaeva)
6. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Do you remember (1) Alyosha (2) the roads of the Smolensk region,
How the endless, angry rains fell,
How tired women brought us krinkas,
Pressing (3) like children (4) from the rain to their chest,
You know (5) probably (6) after all, the Motherland -
Not the city house where I lived on holiday,
And these country roads that the grandfathers (7) passed,
With simple crosses (8) from their Russian graves. ( K. Simonov)
7. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
And now here (1) in this forgotten wilderness (2)
In the abode of desert blizzards and cold,
A sweet consolation was prepared for me:
Three of you, my soul's friends,
I hugged here. The poet's house is disgraced (3)
Oh my Pushchin (4) you were the first to visit;
You sweetened the sad day of exile (5),
You turned it into the day of the Lyceum. (A.S. Pushkin)
8. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
How Fine You(1) O sea night (2) -
It's radiant here, dark gray there...
In the moonlight (3) as if alive (4)
It walks and breathes and shines...
In the endless, in the free space
Shine (5) and movement, rumble and thunder...
The sea bathed in a dim glow (6)
How good are you in the solitude of the night! (F.I. Tyutchev)
9. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
You are a great swell (1) you are a sea swell (2)
Whose holiday are you celebrating like this?
The waves rush, thundering and sparkling,
Sensitive stars (3) look from above.
In this excitement, in this radiance,
All (4) like in a dream (5) I stand lost -
Oh (6) how willingly one would be in their charm
I would drown my soul... (F.I. Tyutchev)
10. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Of course (1) you wanted (2) old man (3)
So that I get out of the habit in the monastery (4)
From these sweet names, -
In vain: their sound was born (5)
With me. And I saw it in others
Fatherland, home, friends, relatives,
But I didn’t find it at home
Not only sweet souls - graves!(M.Yu. Lermontov)
Option 3
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
“Month (1) month (2) my friend (3)
Gilded horn!
You rise (4) in deep darkness,
Chubby, bright-eyed,
And, loving your custom,
The stars (5) are looking at you.
Al will you refuse me an answer?
Have you seen anywhere in the world
Are you young princess?
I am her groom." (A.S. Pushkin)
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Greetings (1)Grey-haired Caucasus!
I am no stranger to your mountains:
They carried me as a baby
And accustomed to the desert skies.
And for a long time I dreamed from then on
The whole sky of the south and the cliffs of the mountains.
You are beautiful (2) harsh land of freedom (3)
And you (4) thrones eternal natures (5)
When the clouds turn blue like smoke
In the evening they fly to you (6) from afar,
They hover above you, whispering like shadows,
Like the head of huge ghosts (7)
Fluctuating feathers - and the moon
She wanders alone through the blue vaults.(M.Yu. Lermontov)
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
How beautiful the winter sun is,
When, wandering between gray clouds,
In vain on white snow (1)
It throws a weak beam!
That's right (2) young maiden (3)
Your image (4) shines before me;
But your gaze, promising happiness,
Will it revive my soul?(M.Yu. Lermontov)
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Alone with you (1) brother (2)
I would like to be:
There are few (3)speaking in the world (4)
I still have to live!
You'll be going home soon:
Look... So what? my destiny (5)
To tell the truth (6) very
Nobody is concerned.(M.Yu. Lermontov)
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
I loveTfuck you (1) damask (2) my dagger (3)
The comrade is bright and cold.
The thoughtful Georgian forged you for revenge,
The free Circassian was preparing for a formidable battle.
You were given to me as a companion, a silent pledge of love,
And for the wanderer in you (4) the example is not useless:
Yes, I will not change and I will be strong in soul,
How are you, how are you (5) my iron friend. (M.Yu. Lermontov)
6. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
About the dreams of youth (1) we languish in memory,
With secret joy and secret shudder (2)
Beautiful child (3) I'm looking at you...
Oh (4) if only you knew (5) how much I love you! (M.Yu. Lermontov)
7. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Goodbye (1) Onegin (2) I have to go.
"I'm not holding you; but where are you (3)
Are you spending your evenings?"
- At the Larins'. - “This is wonderful.
Have mercy! and it's not difficult for you
Kill there every evening?"
- Not a little. - "Can not understand.
Now I see what it is:
Firstly (listen (4) am I right?)(5)
Simple, Russian family,
There is great zeal for guests,
Jam, eternal conversation (6)
About the rain, about the flax, about the barnyard..."(A.S. Pushkin)
8. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
While we are burning with freedom,
While hearts are alive for honor (1)
My Friend (2) fatherland dedicate (3)
Souls beautiful gusts!
Comrade (4) believe: she will rise,
Star of captivating happiness,
Russia will wake up from its sleep,
And on the ruins of autocracy
They will write our names! (A.S. Pushkin)
9. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
God's command (1) O muse (2) be obedient (3)
Without fear of insult, without demanding a crown,
Praise and slander (4) were accepted indifferently
And don't argue with a fool. (A.S. Pushkin)
10. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Dear birthday boy (1)
Oh dear Pushchin!
The hermit has come to you (2)
With an open soul;
Hug with the alien -
But a good singer (3)
No fuss to meet (4)
From the front porch. (A.S. Pushkin)
Option 4
(“Notes of a Hunter” by I.S. Turgenev)
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Listen (1) old man,” I spoke, touching his shoulder, “do me a favor (2) help.”
- Go with God! “I’m tired: I went to the city,” he told me and pulled the army coat over his head.
- Do me a favor,” I continued, “I... I’ll pay.”
- I don't need your payment.
- Yes please (3) old man...He rose halfway (4) and sat down, crossing his thin legs.
- I would take you (5) perhaps (6) to the cuttings 1. Here merchants bought a grove from us, God is their judge, they are building a grove, and they built an office, God is their judge. There you could order an axle from them or buy a ready-made one.
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Master (1) oh master! - Kasyan suddenly said in his sonorous voice.
I stood up in surprise; Until now he had barely answered my questions, otherwise he suddenly spoke.
- What do you want? - I asked.
- Well (2) why did you kill the bird? - he began, looking me straight in the face.
- How for what?.. Crake is game: you can eat it.
- That’s not why you killed him (3) master: you will eat him! You killed him for your amusement.
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- What (1) old man (2) tell the truth, do you (3) tea (4) want to visit your homeland?
- Yes, I would look. But (5) it’s good everywhere. I am a person without a family, a restless person. So what! Are you staying at home for a long time? But as you go, as you go,” he picked up, raising his voice, “and it will make you feel better (6) right.” And the sun is shining on you, and God knows better, and you sing better. Here, look, what kind of grass grows; Well, if you notice, you'll rip it off. The water runs here (7) for example (8) spring, spring, holy water; Well, if you get drunk, you'll notice too. The birds of heaven sing...
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Suddenly he shuddered and fell silent, peering intently into the thicket of the forest. I turned around and saw a little peasant girl, about eight years old, in a blue sundress, with a checkered scarf on her head and a wicker body on her tanned bare arm. She (1) probably (2) never expected to meet us (3) as they say (4) stumbled upon us, and stood motionless in a green hazel thicket, on a shady lawn, fearfully looking at me with her black eyes.
- Annushka (5) Annushka! “Come here, don’t be afraid,” the old man called affectionately.
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Tell me (1) please (2) Erofey (3) - I spoke, - what kind of person is this Kasyan?
Erofey did not answer me quickly: he was generally a thoughtful and unhurried person; but I could immediately guess that my question amused and calmed him.
- A flea? - he finally spoke, shaking the reins.
- A wonderful man: just as there is a holy fool, such a wonderful man will not soon be found again. After all (4) for example (5) after all, he’s like our savras: he got away from the hands too... from work, that is. An incongruous person (6) as is. Sings (7) however (8) well. It’s so important - nothing, nothing.
6. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Listen (1) Ferret, - I told him, - why don’t you pay off your master?
- Why should I pay off? Now I know my master and I know my rent... our master is a good one.
- It’s still better to be free,” I noted.
Khor looked at me from the side.
- “We know,” he said.
- Well, why don't you pay yourself off?
Khor shook his head.
- How (2) father (3) do you order to pay off?
- Well (4) that's enough (5) old man...
7. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Look,” I objected to him, “how clean Kalinich’s apiary is.”
- The bees would not live (1) father (2) - he said with a sigh.
“What,” he asked me another time, “do you have your own patrimony?” - "Eat". - "Far away from here?" - “A hundred versts.” - “Why do you (3)father (4) live in your patrimony?” - “I live.” - “Do you spend more (5) tea (6) with a gun?” - “Frankly, yes.” - “And you are doing well (7) father (8); shoot black grouse for your health and change the headman more often.”
8. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
On the fourth day, in the evening, Mr. Polutykin sent for me. I was sorry to part with the old man. I got into the cart with Kalinich. “Well (1) goodbye (2) Khor (3) be healthy,” I said... “Goodbye (4) Fedya.” - “Farewell (5) father (6) goodbye, don’t forget us.” We went; the dawn was just breaking.
9. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Why (1) Arina Timofeevna (2) tea (3) are you still sick?
- I'm sick.
- What's so?
- The cough is tormenting at night.
- The master (4) seems (5) to have fallen asleep,” said Ermolai after a short silence.
- Don't go to the doctor (6) Arina: it will be worse.
- I don’t even go.
- Come and visit me.
Arina lowered her head.
- I’ll send my wife away just in case,” Ermolai continued... “That’s right.”
- You’d better wake up the master (7) Ermolai Petrovich: you see (8) the potatoes are baked.
10. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Well (1) what (2) Mikhailo Savelich, - I began, - caught some fish?
- But if you please take a look at the net: I caught two perch and about five small heads... Show me (3) Styopa.
Stepushka held out his whip to me.
- How are you doing (4) Stepan? - I asked him.
- And... and... and... neither... nothing, oh, father, little by little,” Stepan answered, stuttering, as if he were rolling pounds with his tongue.
- Is Mitrofan healthy?
- How healthy, how... how are you (5) father.
The poor man turned away.
- Yes, something is biting badly,” said Fog, “it hurts when it’s hot; the fish is all huddled under the bushes, sleeping... Put on (6) a worm (7) Styopa. (Styopa took out a worm, put it in his palm, slapped it twice, put it on a hook, spat on it and gave it to Fog.) Thank you (8) Styopa... And you (9) father,” he continued, turning to me, “hunt if you please?
Option 5
(Based on the story by N. Nosov “Dunno in the Sunny City”)
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
As everyone already knows (1) Dunno became much wiser after the trip, began to learn to read (2) and write, read all the grammar and almost all the arithmetic, but right here for some reason he no longer wanted to study. Nobody (3) of course (4) says that Dunno is an incorrigible lazy person. Or rather, (5) he simply lost his way.
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Well (1) you understand (2) - said Dunno, spreading his hands - in our city everything is somehow not as it should be. There are no (3) understand (4) miracles, there is nothing magical... It’s just like the old days! Then at almost every step you met wizards, sorcerers, or at least witches. It’s not for nothing that fairy tales tell about this.
- Of course (5) not without reason,” agreed Button. - But there were wizards (6) not only in the old days. They still exist, but not everyone can meet them.
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Who can meet them? Maybe (1) you? - Dunno asked with mockery.
- What are you, what are you! - Button waved her (2) hands. - You know, I’m such a coward that if I met a wizard now, I (3) probably (4) wouldn’t say a word out of fear. But you (5) probably (6) could talk to the wizard, because you (7) are very brave.
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Look! - Dunno was surprised. - What (1) do you think (2) is considered a good deed? If I (3) for example (4) get up in the morning (5) and wash my face cold water with soap - would that be a good thing?
- Of course (6) - said Button. - If it’s hard for someone, and you help, if someone is offended, and you protect, these will also be good deeds. Even if someone helps you, and you say thank you for it, you will also do well, because you should always be (7) grateful and polite.
- Well (8) in my opinion (9) this is not difficult,” said Dunno.
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Look, - said Donut, - Dunno (1) apparently (2) also decided to become a doctor. It will be fun when he starts healing everyone!
- No, he (3) probably (4) decided to suck up to Pilyulkin so that he wouldn’t give him castor oil,” answered Siropchik.
Hearing these ridicule, Dunno got angry (5) and swung a mortar at Siropchik:
- And you (6) Syrup (7) keep quiet, otherwise I’ll hit you with a mortar!
6. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- “I think so too,” Pestenky picked up. - In my opinion (1) everything has an end. Here (2) for example (3) there is a lot of ice cream in this box, but I (4) have a suspicion that it will soon come to an end.
7. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Listen (1) Motley (2) you better not make me angry! The driver should not be nervous when he is sitting behind the wheel, otherwise an accident will happen.
- So (3) I have to tell lies if you are driving?
- What lie? It's like I'm teaching you to tell a lie! - Dunno flared up. - Listen (4) Button (5) tell him, otherwise I’m not responsible for myself!
8. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Better leave it (1) Dunno (2) otherwise we’ll get into an accident again,” said Button.
- “Calm down, we won’t get anywhere,” Dunno said carefree.
Dunno increased (3) heating. This didn't help either. Soon (4) however (5) the road went downhill. Driver yellow car I began to slow down slightly so that the car would not accelerate too much on the descent.
Dunno (6), on the contrary (7), released the brakes, and his car (8) began to roll faster and faster.
9. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Button also looked at the animals with great interest (1) and never ceased to be surprised. She had a very kind heart. Therefore, every time she sighed sadly (2) and said:
- Oh you (3) poor things! Why were you locked in a cage? You (4) probably (5) want to take a walk...
10. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- I'm not evil (1) Button! I was so tormented all the time because of this Leaf. My conscience is completely gnawing at me (2) honestly! Don't be angry. After all, everything ended well, and now Leaf has (3) probably (4) returned to Bukovka.
Option 6
(based on the poem “Vasily Terkin” by A.T. Tvardovsky)
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Can’t live (1) without shag (2)
From bombing to another
Without a good saying
Or some kind of saying -
Without you (3) Vasily Terkin (4)
Vasya Terkin is my hero,
And more than anything else
Not to live for sure -
Without which? Without real truth,
Truth that hits right into the soul,
If only it were thicker
No matter how bitter it may be.
What else?.. And that’s all (5) perhaps.
In a word (6) a book about a fighter
Without beginning, without end.
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Take a breather, eat a hearty meal,
Light a cigarette and don't blow your nose.
Worse (1)brother (2)like a mortar (3)
Suddenly Sabantuy will begin.
He will penetrate you deeper, -
Kiss Mother Earth.
But keep in mind (4) darling (5)
This is an average Sabantui.
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
The guy fell silent for a minute,
To clean the mouthpiece,
As if gradually someone
Winked: hang on (1) buddy...
- So you went out early (2)
I looked at your sweat and trembling;
A thousand German tanks...
- A thousand tanks? Well (3) brother (4) you’re lying...
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Terkin - who is he?
Let's be honest:
Just a guy himself (1)
He's ordinary.
However (2) the guy is anywhere.
Guy like that (3)
Every company always has (4)
And in every platoon.
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
The company bowed its head.
The snow turns black from the fire.
Terkin turns; - Tula, Tula!
Tula (1) can you hear me?
Stealthily winking at the soldiers:
Like (2) it won’t work for us, -
Blowed into the tube for order (3)
Gives it to the commander.
Everything becomes a habit for the commander, -
The receiver lay down sideways (5),
So that the snow doesn't blow in.
Everything is fine.
- Tula (6) Tula (7)
Help with a light...
6. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Looked around furtively
I marveled at laughter and sin:
The guys are all lying around,
Burying my nose in the snow.
Terkin stood up, is he such a crazy guy?
He shook himself off and looked like:
- Stop (1) guys (2) sniffing the ground (3)
Not good, he says.
7. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
He immediately threw a grenade at the door.
Jumped down (1) disappeared in the smoke.
- Officers and soldiers (2)
Come out one at a time!..
Silence. Strip of light.
There seems to be no one (3) (4).
No one. And I'm alone.
8. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
The fire stopped. And it became quiet.
And they go - one, another...
Terkin (1) stop. Breathe more smoothly.
Terkin (2) let him come closer.
Terkin (3) take aim. Hit it harder (4)
Terkin. The heart (5) is not parts.
9. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
I would like to tell you (1) guys (2)
Even if you don’t believe your eyes (3)
Like a German soldier
I saw him alive two steps away.
He came up in something white (4)
Leaning away from the fire (5)
And as if he was doing the job:
He came to me to kill me.
Into this ditch (6) straight from the stove (7)
He began to descend on his backside...
10. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Terkin (1) friend (2) don’t let it misfire.
You'll be lost, keep that in mind.
One second before the break (3)
Know (4) wanted to set an example;
Jumped straight into the ditch quickly (5)
An officer in a sheepskin coat.
Option 7
(sentences taken from “The Parable of the Potatoes and the Resentment”)
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
The student asked the teacher:
- Teacher (1) you are so wise. You are always in a good mood, never angry. Help me to be like that too.
The teacher agreed (2) and asked the student to bring potatoes and a transparent bag.
- If you get angry with someone (3) and harbor a grudge,” said the teacher, “then (4) first (5) take these potatoes.” Secondly (6) on one side, write your name, on the other, the name of the person with whom the conflict occurred, and put these potatoes in a bag.
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- And that’s (1) I guess (2) all? - the student asked in bewilderment.
- No (3) of course,” the teacher answered. You (4) my student (5) should always carry this bag with you. And every time you are offended by someone, add potatoes to it.
The student (6) of course (7) agreed.
Some time passed. The student's bag was replenished with several more potatoes and became quite heavy.
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Of course (1) it was very inconvenient to always carry it with you. Of course (2) the potatoes that he put in at the very beginning began to spoil. It became covered with a slippery nasty coating, some sprouted, some bloomed and began to emit a sharp, unpleasant odor. The student came to the teacher and said:
- Teacher (3) it’s already (4) impossible to (5) carry with you. Firstly (6) the bag is too heavy, and secondly (7) the potatoes have spoiled. Suggest something different.
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
But the teacher replied:
- The same thing happens (1) in your soul. When you (2) my student (3) are angry or offended at someone, then in your soul (4) undoubtedly (5) a heavy stone appears. You just don't notice it right away. Then there are more and more stones. Actions turn into habits, habits into character, which gives rise to fetid vices.
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
And this burden (1) is undoubtedly (2) very easy to forget, because it is too heavy to carry with you all the time. I gave you the opportunity to observe this whole process from the outside. Every time you decide to be offended or (3) on the contrary (4) to offend someone, think about whether you need this stone.
Our vices (5) of course (6) are generated by ourselves. Do you need to (7) carry a bag of rotten potatoes inside?
Option 8
(Sentences from Yuri Bondarev’s story “Forgive us!”)
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
He was met by (1) an elderly woman. He didn't know her. “No, the Snegirevs don’t live here after the war, they all left. Maybe (2) I forgot, but it seems they are in Sverdlovsk. It seems (3) their son is the director of the plant. Two years ago he came on vacation. And who will you be (4 ) citizen? Relative to them (5) or what?"
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Did (1) he still love her? He did not understand what possessed him, married and family man(2) perhaps (3) an instant feeling of acute regret that everything turned out somehow wrong (4) perhaps (5) memories of those first sensations (6) happiness that flashed a long time ago.
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Vera’s aged mother (he immediately recognized her, but she did not immediately recognize him: “My God (1) Pavlusha (2) is that you? Has (3) Pavlik arrived?”), absurdly fussing and guiltily apologizing for the disorder in the room, sat her down him on the sofa and began (4) too hastily (5) questioning and (6) at the same time (7) saying that “we heard, we all know how far you have gone,” and he, barely understanding her, impatiently waited for she will finish asking questions, he finally asked in a faltering voice:
- Where is Vera?.. Where is she?
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Veera? - She looked at him strangely. - Faith? - she repeated more quietly and turned away, raising her hand (1) as if blocking her face.
He felt stuffy.
- Where is she? - he repeated almost in a whisper.
- Don’t you know (2) Pavlush? No Vera... No Vera... She was a nurse in the war...
“It can’t be (3),” Safonov said, confused and deaf.
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
In the illuminated doorway stood (1) a short, thin woman, and he immediately, even before distinguishing her face, recognized her...
“Maria Petrovna (2),” Pavel Georgievich said quietly and invitingly, “do you recognize me?”
“Come in,” she said in that polite, stern voice in which she (3) obviously (4) addressed the parents of her students when they came to “talk.”
6. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
“Yes (5) Maria Petrovna,” answered Safonov.
She looked at him suspiciously and affectionately.
7. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Pavel Georgievich entered (1) with his hands down, and, looking into the myopically squinted eyes of his teacher, repeated:
-You don’t recognize? Maria Petrovna (2) it's me...
She peered up at him for several seconds, he saw her painfully pale, aged (3) seemingly emaciated face, and at that moment, holding back pity, he noted to himself how much she had changed, she had become even thinner, more fragile, only gray the hair was (4) cut short and familiar.
8. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Pasha Safonov... Pasha? - she said almost in fear, and it seemed to Pavel Georgievich (1) that her face trembled. – Sit down (2) please... Sorry, I’m in a mess... Sit down (3) please (4) here. To the table (5) Pasha... Have you arrived?
9. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
They sat down at the table. Maria Petrovna, with incomprehensible wariness, with disbelief, smiling at him with her myopic eyes, quickly repeated:
- Well (1) Pasha (2) you have arrived... unrecognizable. Are you on a business trip?
“I’m passing through (3) Maria Petrovna,” he answered and did not say that he was vacationing (4) in the south, which was (5) probably (6) frivolous and inconvenient to talk about.
10. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Maria Petrovna came in with a teapot and said cheerfully:
- All is ready! Well (1) Pasha (2) tell us about yourself, how are you? But (3) I know a lot about you. I read from newspapers, articles, your book. You married? – she hastily (4) asked.
“Yes, Maria Petrovna,” answered Safonov.
11. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Maria Petrovna shook her head (1) and said thoughtfully:
- I remember your class well. Pre-war class. These were mischievous, capable boys. And I remember well your friendship with Vitya Snegirev.
- Do you remember (2) Maria Petrovna (3) how you gave me a bad grade in algebra? In seventh grade (4) it seems...
12. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
- Maria Petrovna (1) I wonder if anyone writes to you? Remember (2) there was Volodya Boykov, Nina Vinokurova? Borya Gmyrya? Do you know anything about them?
Maria Petrovna, again without answering, looked back at the window, there the garden was black, through the trees (3) the light of a passing trolleybus flashed pulsatingly (4).
“No (5) Pasha,” she said. - Kolya Sibirtsev often comes to see me. He works at the mine. His life was unsuccessful. He comes in often.
Safonov vaguely remembered Kolya Sibirtsev. This guy was (6) it seems (7) quiet, timid, inconspicuous, did not differ in any special abilities, and Pavel Georgievich could barely imagine his face.
Option 9
(Fragments of “Tales of the Honest” N.Aine)
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
... she cut her hair and dyed it in the first week, and by the second she had already signed up for some classes, and now she couldn’t dare call her “fragile.” And she fought (1) really (2) great.
Moreover (3) and this always surprised both students and teachers, she always fought (4) for no reason.
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
And she fought (1) really (2) great.
Moreover (3) and this always surprised both students and teachers, she always fought (4) for no reason. This time, too, there was no reason to get into a fight with high school students - just one boy, whom they pushed, not letting him out of the circle, amused by his helplessness. And the boy simply had a heart condition, and he simply felt bad, but he could not escape.
“The (5) bastards have gone completely wild! – having swooped in from behind, Agnia knocked one of the high school students to the ground (6) and extended her hand to the boy, “Let’s go!”
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
He, staggering from weakness, stepped towards her (1) from the encirclement.
“Agni (2) you are a greyhound...” - a threatening whisper was heard (3) behind his back (4).
And the high school student, spitting, rose from the ground.
Agnia jerked the boy behind his back.
"Run!" - she ordered, pushing him away and stepping towards the opponents.
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Many times, schoolchildren (1) looked absolutely (2) calmly as her strength left her with each blow. But Agnia (3) never (4) gave up. She fell, she got up, or she couldn't get up, but she never gave up.
That's why they beat her (5) always (6) very cruelly. And this time everything should be even worse (7) probably.
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
A high school student (1) with a cut lip stepped towards the girl first, grinning disgustingly and flexing his fists. You could hear them crunching.
Agnia just grinned and threw her bag on the ground. Of course (2) everything will be much worse (3) than always.
Option 10
(The assignment is based on fragments of Bulat Okudzhava’s poems)
1. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Akulina Ivanovna (1) my dear nanny.
She sat in a nook (2) near the kitchen, drinking tea,
Like a lark (4) over a still green spikelet.
2. Place all missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Akulina Ivanovna (1) I remember everything from our troubles.
That is why my conscience (2) is filled with trembling.
That's why my heart breaks,
and not only when the nightingale sings outside the window.
Akulina Ivanovna (3) my dear nanny (4)
everything that we have lost, let it flare up again, burning out,
everything that we have done and everything that we will do again -
like morning smoke over your Tambov tombstone.
3. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Akulina Ivanovna (1) near the Church of the Savior (2)
you instructed me, on the thin legs of a supplicant,
and after that I burned my soul and kneaded the roads...
The wrong thing (3) to know (4) he hoped for and the wrong thing (5) to know (6) he asked for.
Ah (7) probably (8) it was not in vain that he was inflamed by heavenly power (9)
your Russian fire over my Georgian passion,
knotted hands hovered warmer and kinder,
like your prayer over my Armenian sorrow.
4. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
And you and I (1)brother (2) are from the infantry.
And summer is better than winter.
We have put an end to the war (3)
take your overcoat and let's go home.
To the ashes and ashes of our streets (4)
again, again (5) my comrade (6)
starlings (7) missing have returned,
take your overcoat and let's go home.
5. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
And you (1) with your eyes closed
you sleep under a plywood star.
Get up, get up (2)fellow soldier (3)
take your overcoat and let's go home.
What will I tell (4) to your family,
How can I stand before a widow?
Is it really possible to swear by yesterday?
take your overcoat and let's go home.
6. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Who did you cry quietly for?
Everything (1) to know (2) is not about me,
while I was stomping as an angel (3)
in a protective sheet.
I was waiting for (4) maybe (5) words,
and I could barely stand
and I didn't know a word
I forgot all the words.
7. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Oh (1) war (2) what have you done (3) vile:
our yards became quiet (4),
our boys raised their heads,
they have matured (5) for the time being,
barely loomed on the threshold,
and they left, after the soldier the soldier...
Goodbye (6) boys! Boys (7)
try to go back.
8. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Oh (1) war (2) what did you (3) mean (4) do:
instead of weddings there are separations and smoke.
Our girls (5) white dresses
gave it to their sisters.
Boots - well, where can you get away from them?
Yes, green wings...
You don't give a damn about gossipers (6) girls (7)
We'll settle the score with them later.
9. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
Oh, what amazing nights!
Only my mother is sad and worried:
"Why are you walking (1) my son (2)
lonely, lonely?
From the end to the end of April (3) I am on my way.
The stars became (4) rounder and kinder.
"Mom (5) mom (6) I'm on duty,
I'm on duty in April!"
10. Place all the missing punctuation marks: indicate the number(s) in whose place(s) there should be a comma(s) in the sentence.
"My son (1) I remember everything that happened,
your eyes became sad (2) son.
Maybe (3) she forgot you,
doesn’t want to know, doesn’t want to know?”
From the end to the end of April (4) I am on my way.
The stars became (5) rounder and kinder.
"What are you (6) mom (7) I’m just on duty,
I'm on duty through April.
1 Logged place in the forest
