Задание

Put the elements into the gaps in the rule

  • full stops
  • "as a result"
  • "whereas" or "although"
  • the beginning of the sentence
  • A colon
  • a capital letter
  • per cent

If you are about to write the Russian State Exam essay based on the information of the diagram, remember simple punctuation rules.

  1. All the sentences in the essay should have punctuation marks to show the logical end of each sentence, e.g. [ ].
  2. Commas are always tricky in writing, so remember to put commas after:
    • discourse markers ("moreover", [ ], "nevertheless", "to sum up");
    • subordinate clauses with subordinate conjunctions ("when", "while" if "while" means [ ]);
    • after clauses with "if" and "as" in [ ].
  3. [ ] is used to indicate a range of things and amplify the information to the main clause.
  4. Make sure that every sentence starts with [ ].
  5. While presenting the results of the opinion polls, don't forget about the symbol of .