Theory note · Grade 5
How to identify the style of a text
A ten-step plan: from topic and speech situation to a conclusion about style.
All materials
The lessons are in Russian; titles and summaries are in English.
Found: 7 materials
Theory note · Grade 5
The phrase (word combination)
What a phrase is, what is not a phrase, and the kinds of phrases by head word.
Theory note · Grade 6
Set phrases (idioms)
What makes a set phrase, where idioms come from, with examples from the notebook.
Theory note · Grade 7
Gerund phrases: when no commas are needed
Three cases where a gerund or gerund phrase is not set off by commas.
Table · Grade 8
How the subject is expressed (b): word combinations
Subjects expressed by a phrase, an idiom, a compound name or an invariable word.
Theory note · Grade 8
The dash between subject and predicate
When a dash goes between subject and predicate and when it does not, with notebook examples.
Theory note · Grade 8
Homogeneous parts: punctuation
Patterns of homogeneous parts with and without commas.
