Errors in the use of gerunds and participial phrases. Violation in the construction of sentences with participles

Match between grammatical errors and sentences in which they are admitted: for each position in the first column, select the corresponding position from the second column.

Write down the numbers in your answer, arranging them in the order corresponding to the letters:

Explanation (see also Rule below).

A) the error in constructing a sentence with homogeneous members in sentence 9 is that homogeneous predicates, according to the rule, must require the same case form from the dependent word, but this is not observed: “considered” requires the question what?, but “admired” requires what?

Here is the correct spelling: Visitors spent a long time looking at the paintings of the Itinerant artists and admiring the paintings.

Rule 7.6.1

7.6. ERROR IN CONSTRUCTING A SENTENCE WITH HOMOGENEOUS MEMBERS

INTRODUCTION

Homogeneous are members of a sentence that perform the same syntactic function, are united by the same relationship to the same member of the sentence, and are connected by a coordinative connection. Both main and secondary members can be homogeneous: subjects, predicates, additions, definitions, circumstances. For example, the definitions “new, super-powerful computer” in relation to the word “computer” will be homogeneous; circumstances were “depicted colorfully, but unclearly” in relation to “depicted.”

TYPES OF ERRORS WHEN USING HOMOGENEOUS MEMBERS

7.6.1 Homogeneous predicates have the same dependent object.

Rule: With a normal, correct structure of a sentence, ONE is put from each of two homogeneous predicates (first and second) GENERAL question to the general addition, For example:

Guys are interested in (what?) and do (what?) sports; Heroes of the story remember (about what?) and share impressions (about what?) about the years of youth.

An error occurs if each of the predicates asks a DIFFERENT question to the COMMON object.

Example 1: I love (who? what?) and admire (who? what) my father.

The predicates “I love” and “I admire” have one dependent word “father”, which is in the instrumental case. It turned out that the addition “father” correctly obeyed only the second predicate, since the verb “love” requires an accusative from the addition (I love who? What? father), therefore, this sentence is constructed incorrectly. To correctly express a thought, you need to change the sentence so that each predicate has a separate, case-appropriate addition, for example, like this: I love and admire my father.

Example 2: The hero of the story believed (in what? what?) and strived (for what?) for his dream. Each of the verbs requires its own form of addition, it is impossible to find a common word, so we change the sentence again so that each predicate has a separate addition, appropriate in case, for example, like this: The hero of the story believed in his dream and strived for it.

Note for teachers: This type of error refers to control errors. In written work, such an error is usually made by students due to inattention: the first predicate is simply overlooked, and the error (when pointed out) is easily corrected. A much more serious problem arises where the student does not realize that a given verb cannot be used to form one or another case question in principle.

7.6.2 Homogeneous members are connected by double unions not only..., but also...; if not... then... and others

Rule 1. In such proposals, you need to pay attention to the fact that that parts of a double union must connect homogeneous members of the same series, For example: We were inspired not so much colorful places in this quiet city, How many the sincerity of its inhabitants. Let's make a proposal diagram: not so much ABOUT , How many ABOUT . First part of the double conjunction: not so much, is located before the first och, subject to “places” (we do not take the word “colorful” into account), the second part How many stands before the second subject “soulfulness”.

Now let’s “break” the sentence. Us not so much inspired by the colorful places of this quiet city, How many the sincerity of its inhabitants. The first part of the conjunction now refers to the predicate, and the second to the subject. This is where this type of error lies.

Let's look at some more examples:

Example 1: It can be argued that the mood was the main thing not only for the creator of the poem, but also for his readers. That's right: each part comes before the OP, in this example before the additions. Compare with an incorrectly constructed sentence: It can be argued that the mood was not only most important for the creator of the poem, but also for his readers. The parts of a conjunction are connected not by homogeneous members, but by a predicate and an object.

Rule 2. It is also necessary to remember that the parts of the double conjunction are permanent and cannot be replaced with other words. So, the proposal would be wrong Merchants Stroganovs not only cooked salt and also , since the union not only...but also No. The conjunction “not only” has a second part “but also”, not “also”. The correct version of this sentence would be: Merchants Stroganovs not only cooked salt but also mined iron and copper in their lands

This is how you can do it: (options for the second part are given in brackets).

1) not only... but also (and and; but even; and also; and besides); not only not... but (but rather, rather; on the contrary, on the contrary); and not only; 2) not that... but (a; just; even, not even); not even... not that; not even... not even that; not even... much less;

3) not only that... also; not only that... also; not only that; moreover, more than that; worse than that; or even...

7.6.3 In sentences with homogeneous members there is a generalizing word.

It must be taken into account that everything homogeneous members must be in the same case as the generalizing word.

The following sentence is grammatically correct: I forgot about everyone: about worries and sorrows, about sleepless nights, about sadness and melancholy. . The word [about] “everything” is generalizing and is in the prepositional case. All och stand in the same case.

Failure to comply with this rule is a gross violation of the syntactic norm: gifts:crossbows, sables and decorations.

In this sentence, the generalizing word “gifts” is in the genitive case, and all homogeneous members (“crossbows, sable and decorations”) are in the nominative case. Therefore, this sentence is constructed incorrectly. Correct option: Soon the nobleman began inspecting the brought gifts: crossbows, sables and jewelry.

7.6.5 Using various syntactic elements of a sentence as homogeneous members

There is a strict grammatical norm that prescribes which elements can and cannot be combined into homogeneous members.

Let us list the cases in which this rule is violated.

If in a sentence they are combined into homogeneous

- form of noun and infinitive form of verb: I love chess and swimming, I like embroidery and needlework, I’m afraid of the dark and being alone and similar;

- different forms of the nominal part of the predicate: my sister was sad and worried, she was younger and kinder and similar;

- participial phrase and subordinate clause: The main characters of the story are people who are not afraid of difficulties and who are always true to their word; I don’t like people who change their attitude and don’t hide it. and similar;

Participial and participial phrase: Loving their work and striving to do it well, the builders achieved excellent results and similar;

then this is - grammatical error. Note that such violations occur very often in written work, therefore, like the entire task 7, this part is of great practical importance.

The following types of errors were encountered in assignments before 2015.

7.6.4 With homogeneous members, different prepositions can be used.

In one row of OPs, when listing, it is possible to use prepositions, for example: V theater, and on exhibition VDNKh, and onRed Square. As you can see, this sentence uses prepositions V And on, and that's true. It would be a mistake to use the same preposition for all words in this series: During my three stays in Moscow I visited and V theater, and the VDNKh exhibition, and Red Square. You cannot be “in VDNKh” and “in Red Square.” So the rule goes like this: You cannot use a general preposition to all members of a series if the meaning of this preposition does not fit at least one of the OPs.

Example with error: Crowds of people were everywhere: on the streets, squares, squares. Before the word “squares” it is necessary to add the preposition “in,” since this word is not used with the preposition “on.” Correct option: Crowds of people were everywhere: in the streets, squares, and parks.

7.6.6 Combination of species and generic concepts in one row

For example, in the sentence: The bag contained oranges, juice, bananas, fruits a logical error has been made. “Oranges” and “bananas” are specific concepts in relation to the word “fruit” (that is, general), therefore, they cannot stand with it in the same row of homogeneous members. Correct option: The bag contained juice and fruit: bananas, oranges.

Another example with an error: Adults, children, and schoolchildren came to meet the famous artist. The words “children” and “schoolchildren” cannot be made homogeneous.

7.6.7 Use of logically incompatible concepts in the same series of homogeneous terms

For example, in the sentence Mourners walked with bags and sad faces a mistake is felt: “faces” and “bags” cannot be homogeneous.

Such a deliberate violation can act as a stylistic device: Only Masha, heating and winter did not sleep(K. G. Paustovsky). When the frost and mother allowed him to stick his nose out of the house, Nikita went to wander around the yard alone(A.N. Tolstoy). Only if this is acceptable for a work of art of the level of Tolstoy or Chekhov (they are not on an exam, they can joke, play with words!), then such humor will not be assessed either in written work or in task 7.

B) the violation of the connection between the subject and the predicate in sentence 6 is that when the subject is CTO, the predicate must be put in the singular

Let's give the correct spelling: Everyone who studied in the math class passed the test with flying colors.

Rule 7.3.1

7.3. Agreement of the predicate with the subject

INTRODUCTION

The subject is the main member of the sentence, which agrees with its predicate according to the laws of grammar.

The subject and predicate usually have the same grammatical forms of number, gender, person, for example: The clouds are rushing, the clouds are swirling; The invisible moon illuminates the flying snow; The sky is cloudy, the night is cloudy.

In such cases, we can talk about agreement of the predicate with the subject. However, the correspondence of the grammatical forms of the main members of the sentence is not necessary; incomplete correspondence of the grammatical forms of the main members is possible: My whole life has been a guarantee of a faithful date with you- correspondence of number forms, but different gender forms; Your destiny is endless troubles- mismatch of number forms.

The grammatical connection of the main members of a sentence is considered coordination. This grammatical connection is broader and freer than agreement. It can contain different words; their morphological properties do not necessarily have to correspond to each other.

When coordinating the main members of a sentence, the problem of choosing the number forms of the predicate arises when the gender/number of the subject is difficult to determine. This “Help” section is devoted to consideration of these issues.

7.3.1. In a complex sentence, pronouns act as subjects

If a sentence (and not necessarily a sentence!) uses a pronoun as the subject, then you need to know a number of rules that prescribe how to correctly coordinate the predicate with it.

A) If the subject is expressed by the pronouns WHO, WHAT, NO ONE, NOTHING, SOMEONE, SOMEONE, WHOEVER, then the predicate is put in the singular form: For example: [Those ( who neglect the opinions of others) risk being left alone].

EXAMPLE 1 (Whoever comes), [everyone will know].

EXAMPLE 2 [Nobody knew (that the class was postponed).]

EXAMPLE 1 (Whoever comes, [everyone will know].

EXAMPLE 2 [Nobody knew (that the class was postponed).]

B) If the subject is expressed by a pronoun in plural TE, ALL, the predicate is put in the plural form. If the subject is expressed by singular pronouns TOT, TA, TO, the predicate is put in singular form. For example: [ THOSE (who graduated from school with honors) have a greater chance of entering a university on a free basis].

This proposal is built on the following model:

[Those (who+ predicate), ...predicate...]. And this is the most common model in which it is proposed to find an error. Let's analyze the structure complex sentence: in the main sentence the pronoun “those” is the subject, plural. h; “have” - predicate, plural This corresponds to rule B.

Now pay attention to the subordinate clause: “who” is the subject, “finished” is the predicate in the singular. This corresponds to rule A.

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors:

EXAMPLE 1 [Everyone (who purchased tickets at the box office) must independently check in for the flight].

EXAMPLE 2. [Those (who have seen the northern lights at least once) will no longer be able to forget this extraordinary phenomenon].

EXAMPLE 3. [Those (who are planning a vacation for the summer) buy tickets in the spring].

Here are the corrected options:

EXAMPLE 1 [Everyone (who purchased tickets at the box office) must independently check in for the flight].

EXAMPLE 2. [Those (who have seen the northern lights at least once) will no longer be able to forget this extraordinary phenomenon].

In examples 1 and 2 the error is easy to see: it is enough to throw out the subordinate clause. In the following example, the error often goes undetected.

EXAMPLE 3. [Those ( who is planning a vacation for the summer), buy tickets in the spring].

C) If the subject is expressed by the phrase ONE OF..., EACH OF..., NONE OF... then the predicate is put in singular form. If the subject is expressed by the phrase MANY OF..., SOME OF..., ALL OF... then the predicate is put in the plural form. For example: [None of those (who took the prize) wanted to go to the republican competition].

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors:

EXAMPLE 4 [Many of those (who visited Mikhailovsky Park) were amazed at the size of the ancient estate trees].

EXAMPLE 5 [Each of us (who has been in a similar situation) certainly thought about ways out of it].

EXAMPLE 6 [Each of the parties (who presented their project) defended its advantages over other projects].

Here are the corrected options:

EXAMPLE 4 [Many of those (who visited Mikhailovsky Park) were amazed at the size of the ancient estate trees].

EXAMPLE 5 [Each of us (who has been in a similar situation) certainly thought about ways out of it].

EXAMPLE 6 [Each side, (who presented her project), defended its advantages over other projects].

D) If the sentence contains the phrase WHO, HOW NOT..., the predicate is put in the singular masculine form. For example: Who, if not parents, SHOULD teach children the ability to communicate?

This phrase can be considered as clarifying, see other examples in paragraph 7.3.3, part B.

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors:

EXAMPLE 7 Who, if not us, should worry about the cleanliness of our cities?

EXAMPLE 8 Who, if not your mother, taught you an example of endurance and love of life?

Here are the corrected options:

EXAMPLE 7 Who, if not us, should worry about the cleanliness of our cities?

EXAMPLE 8 Who, if not your mother, taught you an example of endurance and love of life?

7.3.2 Coordination of predicate with subject, expressed word or combination of words with the meaning of quantity

When coordinating the main members of a sentence, the problem of choosing the forms of the number of the predicate arises when the subject indicates many objects, but appears in the singular.

A) The subject is a collective noun and words close to them in meaning.

Collective nouns denote a collection of homogeneous objects or living beings as an indivisible whole: FOLIAGE, OAK, ASPEN, CHILDREN, STUDENTS, TEACHING, PROFESSORY, PEASANTRY. They have only the singular form, are not combined with cardinal numbers and with words denoting units of measure, but can be combined with the words a lot/little or how much: A LITTLE RELATIVES, A LITTLE LEAVES, A LOT OF MOVIES.

Close to them in terms of the meaning of collectiveness are the words PEOPLE, PACK, ARMY, GROUP, CROWD; THOUSAND, MILLION, HUNDRED; THREE, PAIR; DARKNESS, ABYSS, MANY AND OTHERS

The subject expressed by a collective noun requires the predicate to be placed only in the singular form:

For example: The children frolicked in the courtyard of the house; young people often take the initiative.

The subject expressed by a noun like GROUP, CROWD also requires putting the predicate only in the singular form:

For example: A group of festival participants shared their impressions; three horses rushed under the windows

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors:

EXAMPLE 1. For the last three Over the years, the management of the Central and regional markets have repeatedly filed complaints with higher organizations.

EXAMPLE 3. A couple of lovers were sitting on a bench.

Here are the corrected options: 

EXAMPLE 1. Over the past three years, the management of the Central and regional markets has repeatedly filed complaints with higher organizations.

EXAMPLE 3. A couple of lovers were sitting on a bench.

B) The subject is a collective noun with a quantitative meaning

Nouns MAJORITY, MINORITY, PLURAL, RANGE, PART, despite grammatical form singular, denote not one object, but many, and therefore the predicate can take not only the form of the singular, but also the plural. For example: On this pond... countless ducks were bred and kept; Many hands are knocking on all the windows from the street, and someone is breaking on the door. Which form should you prefer?

A subject containing the collective nouns MOST, MINORITY, PLURAL, SERIES, PART requires putting the predicate only in the singular form if:

A) from collective noun no dependent words

Some went on vacation, and some stayed; many fled Axis, a minority remained

b) a collective noun has a singular dependent word

With a subject containing the words MAJORITY, MINORITY, PLURAL, SERIES, PART, you can put the predicate in both the plural and plural form, if the noun has a dependent word in the plural:

Most students passed the test; a number of participants demonstrated excellent knowledge.

Some of the books were purchased for the library; a number of objects were delivered ahead of schedule

The plural of the predicate in such constructions usually indicates the activity of the characters.

Let's consider cases in which the use of a plural predicate is permitted and permissible.

Nevertheless, it must be taken into account that the singular form of the predicate is more consistent with the tradition of book and written styles and the use of the plural form of the predicate must be clearly justified. An error in the Unified State Examination tasks would be the unreasonable placement of the predicate in the plural.

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors:

EXAMPLE 4 Most of the tasks were not completed correctly enough.

EXAMPLE 5 A number of events will be held in Yelets, Voronezh, and Orel.

EXAMPLE 6 Many poems by this author have been published in the “Children's Library” series

Here are the corrected options: 

EXAMPLE 4 Most of the tasks were not completed correctly. Predicate in the form passive participle indicates the passivity of the actor.

EXAMPLE 5 A number of events will take place in Yelets, Voronezh, and Orel. Events cannot act on their own, so the predicate must be used in the singular.

EXAMPLE 6 Many poems by this author were published in the “Children’s Library” series. The predicate in the form of the passive participle indicates the passivity of the actor.

C) The subject is a combination of a numeral and a noun

With a subject expressed by a quantitative-nominal combination, the same problem arises: in what number is it better to use the predicate. In Chekhov we find: Some three soldiers stood nearby at the very descent and were silent; He had two sons. L. Tolstoy preferred the following forms: Three men and a woman were sitting in the sleigh; Two feelings fought in his soul - good and evil.

Note: Such cases do not occur in Unified State Examination tasks, since there is a high possibility of misclassification of the type of error - such cases can be attributed to an error in the use of a numeral. Therefore, we will limit ourselves to general comments and note the most serious mistakes made in written works.

When a subject contains a numeral or a word with the meaning of quantity, you can put the predicate in both the plural and singular form:

Five years have passed; ten graduates chose our institute

The use of different forms depends on the meaning that the predicate brings to the sentence, activity and generality of action are emphasized many times. number.

The predicate is usually put in the singular if

The subject is a numeral ending in “one”:

Twenty-one students of our institute are members of the city volleyball team, But Twenty-two (three, four, five...) students of our institute are members of the city volleyball team

If the message records a particular fact, result, or when the message is given an impersonal character:

Twenty-two suits sold; About three or four students will be transferred to another class.

The predicate is expressed by a verb with the meaning of being, presence, existence, position in space:

Three kingdoms stood before her. The room had two windows with wide window sills. Three windows of the room faced north

Wrong: Three kingdoms stood. The room had two windows with wide window sills. Three windows of the room faced north

A single number, creating an idea of ​​a single whole, is used to designate a measure of weight, space, time:

To paint the roof you will need thirty-four kilograms of drying oil. Twenty-five kilometers remained until the end of the journey. A hundred years have passed. However, it seems that eleven o'clock has already struck. Five months have elapsed since then

Wrong: Thirty-four kilograms of drying oil will be required to paint the roof; Twenty-five kilometers remained until the end of the journey. A hundred years have passed. However, it seems that eleven o'clock has already struck. Five months have passed since then.

When the subject is expressed by a complex noun, the first part of which is the numeral gender, the predicate is usually placed in the singular, and in the past tense - in the neuter gender, For example: half an hour will pass, half a year has flown by, half the city has taken part in the demonstration.

Wrong: half the class took part in the competition, half an hour will pass

7.3.3 Coordination between subject and predicate separated from each other

Between the subject and the predicate there may be secondary isolated members of the sentence, clarifying members, and subordinate clauses. In these cases, it is necessary to strictly observe general rule: The predicate and subject must agree.

Let's consider special cases.

A) Coordination of the subject and the compound nominal predicate in a sentence built according to the “noun” model. – this is a noun.”

Note to teacher: this type of error in the SPP is noted in his manual “How to get 100 Unified State Exam points” (2015) by I.P. Tsybulko, while in the “Handbook of Spelling and Literary Editing” by D. Rosenthal, such an error is called a shift in construction in a complex sentence.

The nominal part of the predicate in a sentence constructed according to the noun+noun model must be in the nominative case.

For example: [The first thing (what you should learn) is to highlight the stem of the sentence].

The grammatical basis of the main clause consists of a subject first and predicate allocation. Both words are in the nominative case.

And this is what it looks like misspelled sentence: [The first thing (what you should learn) is to highlight the basis of the sentence]. Under the influence of the subordinate clause, the predicate received the genitive case, which is an error.

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors:

EXAMPLE 1 [The main thing (that needs to be paid attention to) is the ideological side of the work]

EXAMPLE 2 [The last thing (that should be addressed) is the composition of the book]

EXAMPLE 3 [The most important thing (to strive for) is to make your dreams come true]

Here are the corrected options:

EXAMPLE 1 The main thing (what needs to be paid attention to) is the ideological side of the work]

EXAMPLE 2 [The last thing (that should be addressed) is the composition of the book]

EXAMPLE 3 [The most important thing (to strive for) is the fulfillment of dreams]

B). Coordination of the predicate with the subject, in which there are clarifying members.

In order to clarify the subject, sometimes clarifying (explanatory phrases), connecting members of the sentence, and separate additions are used. Yes, in a sentence Competition jury, including representatives of a cosmetic company selected from the audience, could not determine the winner, the highlighted turnover is connecting(in other manuals it is called clarifying).

The presence in a sentence of any member that specifies the meaning of the subject does not affect the number of the predicate. Such phrases are attached with the words: EVEN, ESPECIALLY, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE; EXCEPT, IN ADDITION, INCLUDING and the like. For example: Editorial board of the magazine, including editors of the Internet portal, advocates for reorganization.

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors:

EXAMPLE 4. The entire team, including dancers and jugglers, supported participation in the competition.

EXAMPLE 5. The whole family, and especially the younger children, were looking forward to the arrival of their grandfather.

EXAMPLE 6. The school administration, including members of the parent committee, advocated holding an extended parent meeting.

Here are the corrected options:

The error is easy to see if you drop the subordinate clause.

EXAMPLE 4 The entire team, including dancers and jugglers, supported participation in the competition.

EXAMPLE 5 The whole family, and especially the younger children, was looking forward to the arrival of their grandfather. 

EXAMPLE 6 The school administration, including members of the parent committee, advocated holding an extended parent meeting.

7.3.4 Coordination of the predicate with the subject, the gender or number of which is difficult to determine.

To correctly connect the subject with the predicate, it is very important to know the gender of the noun.

A) Certain categories or groups of nouns have difficulty determining gender or number.

The gender and number of indeclinable nouns, abbreviations, conventional words and a number of other words are determined by special rules. To correctly match such words with the predicate, you need to know their morphological features.

Ignorance of these rules causes errors: Sochi became the capital of the Olympics; cocoa has cooled down; the shampoo is out; the university has announced enrollment of students, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported

Need to: Sochi became the capital of the Olympics; the cocoa has cooled down; Shampoo has run out, the university has announced enrollment of students, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported

Nouns whose gender/number is difficult to determine are discussed in the section. After studying the material provided, you will be able to successfully complete not only task 6, but also 7.

Consider sentences with errors

EXAMPLE 1. The parcel was sent at the beginning of the week.

In the sentence, the word “parcel” is the subject, feminine. The predicate “was sent” is in the masculine. This is a mistake. Correcting: The parcel was sent at the beginning of the week

EXAMPLE 2. The tulle harmonized perfectly with the color of the upholstered furniture.

In the sentence, the word “tulle” is the subject, masculine. The predicate “approached” is in the feminine. This is a mistake. Correcting: The tulle harmonized perfectly with the color of the upholstered furniture.

EXAMPLE 3. The UN gathered for its next meeting.

In the sentence, the word “UN” is the feminine subject (organization). The predicate “gathered” is on average. This is a mistake. Correcting: The UN has gathered for its next meeting.

EXAMPLE 4. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced participation in the meeting

In the sentence, the word “MFA” is the subject, it does not change. When decrypted we get “Ministry

Foreign Affairs". At the same time, we remember that this word refers to the masculine gender. The predicate “reported” is on average. This is a mistake. Correcting: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its participation in the meeting.

EXAMPLE 5. Moskovsky Komsomolets published a ranking of the best universities in the country.

In the sentence, the phrase “Moskovsky Komsomolets” is the subject; it is a conventional Russian name, a masculine word, like the word “Komsomolets”. The predicate “printed” is in the feminine. This is a mistake. Correction: Moskovsky Komsomolets published a ranking of the best universities in the country.

EXAMPLE 6. Tbilisi attracts tourists .

In the sentence, the word “Tbilisi” is the subject; it is an unchangeable conditional name. It is a masculine word, like the word "city". The predicate “attract” is in the plural. This is a mistake. Correcting: Tbilisi attracts tourists. 

B) Coordination of the predicate with the subject with the meaning of profession

When a masculine noun denotes a profession, position, title, etc., the predicate is put in the masculine gender, regardless of the gender of the person in question. For example: the teacher made a report, the director called an employee to his office

WITH proposals would be a mistake, in which the teacher made a report, the director called an employee to her .

Please note: in the presence of a person’s own name, especially a surname, in which the specified words act as applications, the predicate is consistent with own name: Teacher Sergeeva gave a lecture. More details about this point below, 7.3.5

7.3.5 With the subject there is an application

Application is a definition expressed by a noun that agrees with the word being defined in case: city ​​(which?) Sochi, bird (what?) hummingbird, website (which?) “I will solve the Unified State Examination”

As a general rule, the predicate agrees with the subject, and the presence of an application to the latter in the form of a different kind or number does not affect the agreement

For example: The plant, this grandiose colossus, seemed to also be a ship of unheard-of dimensions The proposal would be wrong The plant, this grandiose colossus, seemed to also be a ship of unheard of sizes .

If there is an application with the subject, then, first of all, it is necessary to find out which of the words is the subject and which is the application, and after that put the predicate in one gender or another.

Table 1. The application and subjects are written separately. When combining a generic name and a species name or a species name and an individual name, the subject is considered to be a word denoting a broader concept, and the predicate agrees with it. Here are some examples:

Application is a common noun:

the rose flower smelled amazing; the oak tree has grown; Kharcho soup is cooked

Application - proper noun

the Dnieper River overflowed; newspaper "Moskovsky Komsomolets" came out ; Barbos the dog barked

Exception: last names of people. In pairs, engineer Svetlova reported, Doctor of Sciences Zvantseva came out, head teacher Marina Sergeevna noted proper names are the subject.

Table 2. Subject is compound noun, forms terms, in which one part functions like an application. In these cases, the leading (defined) word is the word that expresses a broader concept or specifically designates an object.

The predicate agrees with the first word, both words change

the chair-bed stood in the corner; The laboratory plant fulfilled the order; the invoice was issued on time; the studio theater trained many actors; The table-poster attracted attention; the romance song became very popular

The predicate agrees with the second word, the first word does not change:

cafe-dining room is open(dining room is a broader concept); vending machine is open(in this combination the bearer of a specific meaning is the snack bar part); the raincoat lay(a tent in the form of a raincoat, not a raincoat in the form of a tent); "Roman-newspaper" was published in large circulation(newspaper is a broader name).

EXAMPLE 1 Ice cream cake cut into equal parts .

The compound noun “ice cream cake” is based on the main, more general word “cake”, masculine, therefore: Ice cream cake cut into equal parts

EXAMPLE 2 The story “Children of the Dungeon” was written by V.G. Korolenko. .

The conventional name is an application, so the predicate must be coordinated with the word “story”: The story “Children of the Dungeon” was written by V.G. Korolenko.

EXAMPLE 3 A tiny dog, just a puppy, suddenly barked loudly. .

The subject is the word “dog”, it is feminine, therefore: A tiny dog, just a puppy, suddenly barked loudly.

EXAMPLE 4 Yesterday the young teacher Petrova gave his first lecture. .

The subject is the surname “Petrova”, it is feminine, therefore: Yesterday the young teacher Petrova gave her first lecture.

A) The sentence has homogeneous subjects and one predicate

If the predicate refers to several subjects not connected by conjunctions or connected through a connecting conjunction, then apply following forms coordination:

The predicate, which comes after homogeneous subjects, is usually placed in the plural:

Industry and agriculture in Russia are steadily developing.

The predicate preceding homogeneous subjects usually agrees with the nearest of them:

There was stomping and screaming in the village

If there are disjunctive or adversative conjunctions between subjects, then the predicate is put in the singular.

The fear or momentary fright experienced after just a minute seems funny, strange, and incomprehensible. Not you, but fate is to blame.

Let's look at sentences with errors:

EXAMPLE 1 Passion for sports and a strict daily routine did their job. .

There are two subjects, the predicate comes after a series of homogeneous members, and therefore must be in the plural: Passion for sports and a strict daily routine did the trick.

EXAMPLE 2 It was not reason, but fear that suddenly took possession of me. .

Two subjects, with the conjunction a, the predicate must therefore be singular: It was not reason, but fear that suddenly took possession of me.

EXAMPLE 3 The usual noise and loud voices were heard in the distance. .

There are two subjects, the predicate stands before a number of homogeneous members, therefore it must be in the singular: In the distance the usual noise and loud voices were heard.

B) The combination in the subject of a noun in the nominative case with a noun in the instrumental case (with the preposition c) like “brother and sister”

Placing the predicate in the plural or singular depends on what meaning is given to the phrase: joint action or separate.

When the subject combines a noun in the nominative case with a noun in the instrumental case (with the preposition c) like “brother and sister,” the predicate is put:

plural, if both named objects (persons) act as equal action producers(both are subjects);

Pasha and Petya waited a long time for their mother to return and were very worried.

singular, if the second object (person) accompanies the main producer of the action ( is a complement):

The mother and child went to the outpatient clinic. Nikolai s younger sister came later than everyone else.

Only in the singular in the presence of the words TOGETHER, TOGETHER:

The father and mother went out of town.

Only in the singular with a subject expressed by the pronoun I, YOU

I'll come with a friend; you and your mom had a fight

Let's look at sentences with errors:

EXAMPLE 1 My brother and his friends went to the beach. .

With the word “together” the predicate cannot be in the plural: My brother and his friends went to the beach.

EXAMPLE 2 Ruslan and I will come to class today. .

With the subject I (+someone else), the predicate cannot be in the plural: Ruslan and I will come to class today. Or: Ruslan and I will come to class today.

EXAMPLE 3 You and your sister will live in this room. .

With the subject you (+ someone else), the predicate cannot be in the plural: You and your sister will live in this room.Or: You and your sister will live in this room.

C) the incorrect construction of the sentence with indirect speech in sentence 7 is that when trying to convey indirect speech, the pronouns and associated verbs remained unchanged.

Let's give the correct spelling: Tonya solemnly promised that she would not give me away to anyone.

Rule 7.9.2

7.9 IMPROPER CONSTRUCTION OF SENTENCES WITH ANOTHER SPEECH

This task tests students' ability to correctly construct sentences with quotations and indirect speech: out of 9 sentences on the right, you need to find one that contains an error.

The rules set out below will deal with quoting and indirect speech, these are very close, but not identical units.

In everyday life, especially often in oral speech, we often use the transmission of someone’s words on our own behalf, the so-called indirect speech.

Sentences with indirect speech are complex sentences consisting of two parts (the words of the author and indirect speech), which are connected by conjunctions what, as if to, or pronouns and adverbs who, what, which, how, where, when, why etc., or a particle whether.

For example: They told me it was my brother. She demanded that I look into her eyes and asked if I remembered minnows, our little quarrels, picnics. We talked about how the birds I caught lived.

Sentences with indirect speech serve to convey someone else's speech on behalf of the speaker, and not the one who actually said it. Unlike sentences with direct speech, they convey only the content of someone else's speech, but cannot convey all the features of its form and intonation.

Let's try to restore the sentences: from indirect speech we will translate into sentences with direct speech:

They told me it was my brother. - They told me: “It was your brother.”

She demanded that I look into her eyes and asked if I remembered minnows, our little quarrels, picnics. - She said: “Look me in the eyes!” And then she demanded: “Do you remember the minnows, our meetings, our quarrels, picnics? Do you remember?

A friend asked: “How do the birds you caught live?”

As can be seen from the examples, the sentences coincide only in meaning, but the verbs, pronouns, and conjunctions change. Let us consider in detail the rules for translating direct speech into indirect speech: this is very important both for writing an essay and for completing task 7.

7.9.1 Basic rule:

When replacing sentences with direct speech with sentences with indirect speech, special attention should be paid to the correct use of personal and possessive pronouns, as well as verbs associated with them, since in indirect speech we convey other people’s words on our own behalf.

7.9.2 There are a number of additional rules,

a) If direct speech is a declarative sentence,

What. Example: The secretary replied: “I complied with the request.” – The secretary replied that he complied with the request. The pronoun has been changed!

b) If direct speech is an interrogative sentence,

then when replacing it with a subordinate clause, the role of subordinating conjunctions is played by interrogative pronouns, adverbs, particles, which stood in direct question. There is no question mark after an indirect question. Example: “What did you manage to accomplish?” - the teacher asked the students. – The teacher asked the students what they had accomplished so far. The pronoun has been changed!

c) When in direct speech – interrogative sentence there are no interrogative pronouns, adverbs, particles,

when replacing it with an indirect one, the particle is used for communication whether. Example: “Are you correcting the text?” - the secretary asked impatiently. – The secretary asked impatiently if we were correcting the text. The pronoun has been changed!

d) If direct speech - exclamation clause with a call to action,

e) Particles and words that are not grammatically related to the members of the sentence

(addresses, interjections, introductory words, complex sentences) and contained in direct speech are omitted when replacing it with indirect speech. Example: “Ivan Petrovich, draw up an estimate for the next quarter,” the director asked the chief accountant. – The director asked the chief accountant to draw up an estimate for the next quarter.

7.9.3. Special rules for citing.

When writing essays, there is often a need to quote either the desired fragment of the source text, or to quote a statement from memory, organically including the quotation in a sentence. There are three ways to introduce a quote into your speech:

1) using direct speech, observing all punctuation marks, for example: Pushkin said: “All ages are submissive to love” or “All ages are submissive to love,” said Pushkin. This is the easiest way, but it is not always convenient. Such sentences will be found as true!

2) using subordinate clause, that is, using conjunctions, for example: Pushkin said that “all ages are submissive to love”. Please note the changed punctuation. This method no different from the transmission of indirect speech.

3) a quote can be included in your text using introductory words, for example: As Pushkin said, “all ages are submissive to love”.

Note that in nothing can be changed from the quote: what is enclosed in quotation marks is conveyed absolutely accurately, without any distortion. If you need to include only part of a quotation in your text, use special characters (ellipses, various types brackets), but this is not relevant to this task, since there are no punctuation errors in task 7.

Let's look at some features of citation.

a) How to avoid a mistake if there is a quote with a pronoun?

On the one hand, quotes cannot be changed, on the other hand, the pronoun cannot be left. If you just paste a quote, there will be errors: Napoleon once remarked that " I I can lose this battle, but I can’t lose a minute.”. Or like this: In his memoirs, Korolenko wrote that he always “ I I saw undoubted intelligence in Chekhov’s face.”

In both sentences you need:

firstly, replace the pronoun “I” with “HE” and exclude the pronoun from the quote:

secondly, change the verbs by connecting them with new pronouns and also exclude them from the quote, so we know that nothing can be changed.

With such changes, the quotes will certainly “suffer”, and if we can keep the second sentence as follows: Korolenko wrote that He always “saw undoubted intelligence in Chekhov’s face”, then Napoleon’s statement cannot be preserved. Therefore, we safely remove the quotation marks and replace the quote with indirect speech: Napoleon once remarked that he can lose this battle, but not Maybe lose a minute.

b) Particularly noteworthy are cases of erroneous combination of two ways of introducing a quotation in a sentence,

which causes a grammatical error. As we already know, a quotation can be introduced either as a subordinate clause or using introductory words. This is what happens when two methods are combined:

Wrong: According to Maupassant, What“love is strong as death, but fragile as glass”.

Right: According to Maupassant, “love is strong as death, but fragile as glass.”

Wrong: As P.I. Tchaikovsky stated, What“inspiration is born only from work and during work”.

Right: As P.I. Tchaikovsky argued, “inspiration is born only from work and during work.”

Thus, we formulate the rule: When using introductory words, the conjunction is not used.

c) In students’ works there are also cases when a quotation is introduced using introductory words,

Wrong: According to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: “Only the heart is vigilant: you cannot see the most important things with your eyes.”

Right: According to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “only the heart is vigilant: you cannot see the most important things with your eyes.”

Wrong: According to L. N. Tolstoy: “Art is the highest manifestation of power in man”.

Right: According to L.N. Tolstoy, “art is the highest manifestation of power in man.”

D) the violation in the construction of a sentence with a participial phrase in sentence 3 is caused by the fact that the participle “convinced” does not agree with its main word. And the whole sentence needs to be restructured to make it more clear.

Let's give the correct spelling: Bryusov, (what?) Convinced that the future belongs to art, expressing the experiences of a bright and independent personality, is carried away by decadence.

Rule clause 7.1.1-7.1.2

7.1. USE OF PARTICIPAL SPEECHES

INTRODUCTION

A participial phrase is a participle with dependent words. For example, in the sentence Graduates who successfully pass the exam become applicants

word graduates- the main word,

those who passed - participle,

those who passed (how?) successfully and passed (what?) the exam are participle-dependent words.

Thus, the participle phrase in this sentence is successfully passed the exam. If you change the order of words and write the same sentence differently, placing the turn to main word ( Successfully passed the exam graduates become applicants), only the punctuation will change, but the phrase remains unchanged.

Very important: before starting work with task 7 to find errors in a sentence with a participle, we advise you to solve and study task 16, which tests the ability to put commas with correctly constructed participial and participial phrases.

The goal of the task is to find one such sentence in which grammatical norms are violated when using the participial phrase. Of course, the search must begin with finding the sacrament. Remember that the participle you are looking for must be in its full form: the short form never forms a participial phrase, but is a predicate.

To successfully complete this task you need to know:

• rules for agreeing the participle and the main (or qualified) word;
• rules for the location of the participial phrase in relation to the main word;
• time and type of participles (present, past; perfect, imperfect);
• participle voice (active or passive)

Please note that that in a sentence with a participial phrase, not one, but two or even three errors can be made.

Note for teachers: keep in mind that the authors of various manuals have different points of view on classification, as well as on the types of errors that can be classified as a certain type. The classification adopted at RESHU is based on the classification of I.P. Tsybulko.

We classify all types of possible grammatical errors when using participial phrases.

7.1.1 Violation of agreement between the participle and the word being defined

The rule according to which single participles (as well as those included in the participle phrase) are consistent with the main (= defined) word, requires the participle to be placed in the same gender, number and case as the main word:

About children (which ones?) returning from a trip; for an exhibition (WHAT?) being prepared at the museum.

Therefore, we simply find a sentence in which there is a full participle, and its ending does not correspond to (or) gender, (or) case, (or) number of the main word.

Type 1, the lightest

I had the opportunity to communicate with guests, those present at the opening of the exhibition.

What is the reason for the error? The participle is not consistent with the word to which it must obey, that is, the ending must be different. We pose a question from a noun and change the ending of the participle, that is, we agree on the words.

I had a chance to chat with guests(what MIMI?), present at the opening of the exhibition.

In these examples, the noun and its participle are next to each other, the error is easy to see. But this doesn't always happen.

Type 2, more difficult

Consider sentences with grammatical errors.

I want to find the words to the song heard recently.

These sentences contain two nouns: author, book; words, songs. Which of them has a participle phrase attached to it? We think about the meaning. What was published, the author or his book? What do you want to find, words or a song?

Here is the corrected version:

I want to find the words of the song (Which one?), HEARD recently.

Type 3, even more difficult

The endings of participles sometimes fulfill a very important meaning-distinguishing mission.. Let's think about the meaning!

Let's compare two sentences:

The sound of the sea (what kind?), which woke me up, was very strong. What woke you up? It turns out that the sea. The sea cannot wake you up.

The noise (what?) of the sea that woke me up was very strong. What woke you up? It turns out that noise. And the noise can wake you up. This is the right option.

I heard the heavy steps (what?) of a bear, chasing me. Footsteps cannot pursue.

I heard the heavy steps of a bear (WHAT?), chasing me. The bear may chase. This is the right option.

Children of employees (which ones?), having any diseases, receive discounted vouchers to the sanatorium. The participle “having” refers to the word “employees.” It turns out that employees will be sick, and the children of sick employees will receive vouchers. This is the wrong option.

Children (what?) of employees, having any diseases, receive discounted vouchers to the sanatorium. The participle “having” refers to the word “children,” and we understand that it is the children who have illnesses and they need vouchers.

Type 4, variant

Often there are sentences in which there are phrases of two words, the first of which is part of the whole indicated by the second, for example: each of their participants, one of all, any of those named, some of them, some of the gifts.. A participial phrase can be attached to each of the nouns, depending on the meaning: in such phrases, the participle (participial phrase) can be agreed with any word. It would be an error if the participle “freezes” and has no connection with any of the words.

Consider sentences with grammatical errors.

Each participant who received the maximum number of points was given the right to perform one more number.

The participle can be agreed with both the word “to each” and the word “participants”.

Each (which one?) of the participants, who received the maximum number of points, was given the right to perform one more number

Each of the participants (which ones?), who received the maximum number of points, was given the right to perform one more number.

Please note that an error would be a discrepancy between NEITHER the first word and NOR the second:

Incorrect: Each of the participants who received... or Each of the participants who received... This cannot be done.

In explanations of RESHU, the variant of agreement with the ending IM is more often used.

Similarly true: Part of the books (which ones?), received as a gift, will go as a gift.

Or Part (what) of books, received as a gift, will go as a gift.

Incorrect: Some of the books received as a gift will go as a gift.

NOTE: This type of error when checking essays is considered a coordination error.

7.1.2 Participial phrase and place of the main word

In correctly constructed sentences with participial phrases the main (or qualifying word) cannot stand inside a participial phrase. His place is either before or after him. Remember that this depends on the placement of punctuation marks!!!

Consider sentences with grammatical errors.

It is necessary to carefully check the sent documents for examination.

We walked along the strewn alley fallen leaves.

Presenter street the city was free.

Created novel by a young author caused lively debate.

Please note: With this construction of the sentence, it is completely unclear whether to put a comma.

Here is the corrected version:

Must be checked carefully documents, sent for examination. Or: Need to check carefully sent for examination documents.

We walked along alley, strewn with fallen leaves. Or: We walked along strewn with fallen leaves alley.

Street, leading to the city, was free. Or: Leading into the city street was free.

7.1.3. Participle phrases including irregular forms of participles

In accordance with the norms for the formation of participles, the modern Russian literary language does not use forms of participles in –shchy, formed from perfective verbs with the meaning of the future tense: there are no words pleasing, helping, reading, able. According to the editors of I DECIDE, such erroneous forms should be presented in task 6, but, since in the manuals of I.P. Tsybulko there are similar examples, we consider it important to note this type too.

Consider sentences with grammatical errors.

Until I found person, who can help me.

A valuable prize awaits participant, who finds the answer to this question.

These sentences need to be corrected because future participles are not formed from perfect verbs. There is no future tense for participles..

Here is the corrected version:

We replace the non-existent participle with a verb in the conditional mood.

Until I found a person who can help me.

A valuable prize awaits the person who finds the answer to this question.

7.1.4. Participle phrases including irregular forms of voice of participles

This type of error occurred in assignments Unified State Examinations of the past years (until 2015). In the books of I.P. Tsybulko 2015-2017 there are no such tasks. This type is the most difficult to recognize, and the error is due to the fact that the participle is used in the wrong voice, in other words, the active is used instead of the passive.

Consider sentences with grammatical errors.

Documents, heading for examination,

Contest, organized by the organizers

Foam, pouring into the bath, has a pleasant aroma.

Here is the corrected version:

Documents, sent for examination, needs to be checked carefully.

Contest, conducted by the organizers, the participants really liked it.

The foam that we pour into the bath has a pleasant aroma.

D) the violation in the construction of the sentence with the participial phrase in sentence 2 is that the gerund participle “going” was mistakenly assigned to the predicate “refreshed”. It turned out that the air was refreshing, walking. And this is pointless.

Let's give the correct spelling: As we walked along the coast, the sea air pleasantly refreshed our faces.

Rule 7.8.1 TYPE 1

7.8. USE OF PARICIPLES. ERRORS DURING USAGE

INTRODUCTION

A participial phrase is a participle with dependent words.

A gerund always denotes an additional action that occurs in parallel with the main one, for example: the man walked (main action), waving his arms(additional, what while doing); the cat fell asleep (main action), tucking its paws (additional action, what did you do?)

Participles answer the question: What are you doing? (imperfect form) and what did you do? (perfect form). Along with this question, you can also ask questions How? how? for what purpose? and the like. A participle always denotes a sign of an action, that is, it describes how the main action occurs.

We classify all types of possible grammatical errors when using participles.

7.8.1 Participial phrase in a sentence with a subject

The general rule for using participial phrases is as follows: The gerund and the predicate must denote the actions of the same person, that is, the subject. This person performs two actions: one main, the second additional. The gerund should be easily replaced by the second verb: sat down, laid out the textbooks - sat down and laid them out; looked, smiling - looked and smiled.

TYPE 1. Participle and verbal predicate, expressed by a verb without a postfix -sya

Consider sentences with grammatical errors.

Slipping on the ice, the guy who happened to be nearby picked me up.

Passing under the house, an icicle almost fell on me.

In each of the sentences there were two characters: in the first, someone slipped and someone caught him; in the second: someone was passing and someone almost fell. But due to an error in the construction, it turns out that the guy caught it after slipping; The icicle almost fell off as it passed.

With this construction, the participle is mistakenly attributed to one character, and the predicate to another, which violates the basic rule. To avoid mistakes, you need to ensure that the gerund and predicate refer to the same person.

When I slipped on the ice, the guy next to me caught me.

When I walked under the house, an icicle almost fell on me.

TYPE 2. The gerund refers to the predicate in the form of a short passive participle

Having written the poem “Death of a Poet”, Lermontov's fate was determined.

Analyzing the poetic text, I was absolutely correct in determining its size.

As in type 1, the gerund and predicate refer to different persons. Due to an error in construction, it turns out that fate was determined by writing; size is determined having analyzed. The predicate is a short passive participle.

If the predicate is expressed by a short participle, it means that the subject itself does not perform the action, something is done to it. With this form of the predicate gerund there cannot be.

Here are the options for the corrected proposals:

When Lermontov wrote the poem “The Death of a Poet,” his fate was determined.

When I analyzed poetic text, I determined its size absolutely correctly.

TYPE 3. The participial phrase is attached to the predicate-reflexive verb in the passive meaning, which has a postfix Xia

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors.

Usually, creating your own work, it expresses Xia the author's attitude to life and people.

Having received an education, students guide Xia senior master for practice.

As in type 2, the subject in such a sentence does not actually perform the action itself: attitude expresses Xia(by someone); displays Xia(by someone); guide Xia(by someone). But ah if there is no action, then there cannot be an additional, additional, expressed by a gerund. We replace the participial phrase with a subordinate clause.

Here are the options for the corrected proposals:

Usually, when a work is created, it expresses the author’s attitude towards life and people. Or: Creating a work, the author always expresses his attitude towards life and people.

When students complete their education, they are sent to practice by a senior master.

7.8.2. Participial phrase in a sentence without a subject

It often happens that the subject performing both actions may not be formally expressed, that is, there is no subject in the sentence. In this case we are talking about one-part sentences. It is these types that cause the greatest difficulty in finding errors.

TYPE 4. Participial phrase in an impersonal sentence (except type 7)

Consider sentences with grammatical errors.

Sending a rather important telegram, I didn't have enough money.

He was sad.

There is no subject, the actor is expressed by a pronoun to me(this is the dative case). The use of participles in impersonal sentences is unacceptable. You can: either make a subordinate clause from an adverbial clause, or make an ordinary clause from an impersonal one, with a subject.

The exception is sentences with an infinitive verb, see type 7.

Here are the options for the corrected proposals:

When I sent a rather important telegram, I did not have enough money.

Refusing to conduct an experiment, he felt sad.

TYPE 5. Participial turnover in an indefinite-personal sentence

Let's look at sentences with grammatical errors.

Having received a good education, Griboyedov was sent as secretary of the diplomatic mission to Persia.

Without finishing the report, the head of the department was asked to go on a business trip.

There cannot be an adverbial phrase with a subject if it is not defined. This situation occurs in vaguely personal sentences with a verb in the past tense plural form.

Who directed? who received it? who suggested? who didn't finish the report? Not clear. We replace the phrase with a subordinate clause or rearrange it so that it is clear who received the education and who completed the report.

Here are the options for the corrected proposals:

When Griboyedov received a good education, he was sent as secretary of the diplomatic mission to Persia.

Without finishing the report, the head of the department received an offer to go on a business trip.

7.8.3. Participial phrase in a sentence without a subject. Permitted techniques.

Due to the fact that the tasks may also contain correct sentences with participles, we consider it important to place a table with such examples and rules that are not found in the erroneous ones. Everything in this table is allowed.

TYPE 6. The participial phrase refers to the verb in the imperative mood

When crossing the street, pay close attention to traffic.

Having received a task for an adverbial phrase, check whether it contains a request, order or advice.

There is no subject in sentences. But It is allowed to use participial phrases in sentences where a verb is used in the imperative mood: follow, go, write, search, and so on. It turns out that both the phrase and the predicate refer to the same person, to whom we advise to do something. It's easy to substitute a pronoun You: you follow, moving; you check after receiving.

TYPE 7. Participial phrase refers to the infinitive

Consider proposals without errors.

Walking through the autumn forest, it’s pleasant to inhale the intoxicating aroma of fallen leaves.

When submitting your work, you should check it carefully.

Despite the fact that there is no subject (impersonal sentence) It is permissible to use an adverbial phrase if it refers to the infinitive: while walking, inhale; reading, sitting; dreaming, dozing; dozing, dreaming.

Not all manuals allow this rule: in some of them, the infinitive is necessarily required, it is possible, it is necessary, it follows, and others (the so-called modal words). In any case, sentences like: when rewriting, you should mark; having started, one must finish; having received, it is necessary to do, will be ERROR FREE.

TYPE 8. Participial turnover in a definite-personal or generalized-personal sentence

Let's look at the sentences without errors.

Gathering at the family table in my parents' house, we always remember grandma’s pies and tea with viburnum and mint.

Planning your upcoming vacation, carefully calculate the family budget.

There is no subject, but a sentence definitely personal, easy to substitute a pronoun We. You can turn it around! It refers to the implied person: we remember as we gather; we calculate by planning.

Answers in order according to letters:

Answer: 96732

Hello, dear editors!
A teacher from Dubna (Moscow region), Marina Yuryevna Okhlopkova, is writing to you. I work in the senior classes of secondary school No. 4 and at preparatory courses at the International University of Nature, Society and Human “Dubna”. We have to analyze a lot of written work of high school students and tests of applicants. I would like to talk about one type of speech errors and how I work with the guys to prevent them from happening.

M.Yu. OKHLOPKOVA,
school number 4,
Dubna,
Moscow region

About one common mistake - the incorrect use of participial phrases

Where can such a mistake be made?

1) In an essay;
2) in presentation;
3) in the test (tests often contain tasks on speech culture).

First you need to “realize” the error, i.e. I can understand why this cannot be said. I explain it this way. Let's look at an example (see diagram).

Explanations for the diagram

Participle- This special shape a verb that denotes an additional action. And if there is an additional action, then there must be a word that denotes the main action. Most often, this word turns out to be a predicate. In addition, the subject must name the producer of two actions - both the main and the additional. If this requirement is not met, then an erroneous expression is obtained.

Let's look at the main types of errors when using participial phrases.

1. *As we approached this room, strange sounds were heard behind the door.

The main action is performed by sounds (sounds were heard). An additional action is performed by another subject (for example, He or I). This means that the proposal is incorrect in that the two actions (main and additional) have different producers. You can fix it something like this: When I approached this room, I heard strange sounds coming from behind the door..

2. *When I went outside, I felt cold.

This sentence is impersonal; it cannot have a subject. This means that there is no subject of action (the subject of action is indicated by the addition to me). In such sentences you cannot use adverbial verbs. You can fix it like this: When I went outside, I felt cold.

In impersonal sentences, you can use the participial phrase if the main member is expressed by an infinitive: When settling down for the night, you should choose a drier place. There is no subject in this sentence. But the main and additional actions (“choose” and “settling”) have the same subject of action (“ You choose" and " You getting settled").

3. *Upon arrival in Moscow, the car will be unloaded.

This sentence is a passive construction. This means that the producer of the action expressed by the predicate and the producer of the action expressed by the gerund do not coincide. The subject names object main action and subject actions called gerunds. Simply put, a car will arrive in Moscow, and someone will unload it, not the car itself. You can fix it like this: When the car arrives in Moscow, it will be unloaded.

Participial phrase most often refers to the predicate. But sometimes it can also refer to other parts of the sentence, expressed by an infinitive, participle or other gerund. The main condition for the correct construction of sentences is still the same: the main action and additional action must have the same subject.

She asked to arrange a meeting by calling Andrey first.
(The person she asked to make the arrangements and call will be the same person.)

Lying on the sofa, with his arms spread wide, he hummed softly.
(He was lying on the sofa and he had his arms outstretched.)

Having been talking all this time without raising her voice, she suddenly started smoking.
(She spoke and she did not raise her voice.)

Training exercises

Task 1. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct continuation. Explain your choice.

A. Having passed the exams...

1) ...we were sent straight away to practice.
2) ...it immediately became easy for us.
3) ...we went on vacation.

B. Seeing this terrible beast so close...

1) ...I felt scared.
2) ...I was scared.
3) ...her piercing scream was heard.

(Tasks of this type can be found in collections for preparing for the Unified State Exam, for example: Educational and training materials for preparing for the Unified State Exam. Russian language / V.I. Kapinos, L.I. Puchkova. M.: Intellect-Center, 2003. )

Task 2. Select from these sentences those that contain errors in the use of participial phrases. Explain why this cannot be said.

1. We didn’t see Pavel for a long time, but after visiting Moscow, I decided to call him.

2. He is then appointed director, serving in this position for one and a half years.

3. Without walking even a kilometer, he discovered that the path was overgrown with grass.

4. Approaching the house, I became scared at the thought that something could happen there.

5. After undergoing a serious operation, the soldier was saved.

6. Having a good certificate, good physical training, there were no problems with entering the university.

7. I had to work in difficult conditions, without having a single day of free rest for long weeks.

8. Reading a newspaper article, she had a desire to write to the author of the column.

9. After reading the manuscript, the editor felt that it needed serious revision.

Task 3. Edit these offers.

1. Having become acquainted with the poem, sadness remained in my heart, but at the same time, hope.

2. Nowadays, reading the poems of modern poets, each of them has its own lyrical hero.

3. Most importantly, the children understood: when organizing social life in their schools, we need active and cheerful leaders.

4. An avalanche of feelings captured her without having time to figure out her chosen one.

5. But, seeing a different Tatiana, feelings flare up in him.

6. Returning from the world of poetry, he needed time to get used to the real world again.

Answers to task 3

1. The subject does not name the subject of the additional action expressed by the gerund (sadness and hope were not familiar with the poem).

This poem left me with sadness, but at the same time, hope.

2. The subject does not name the subject of the additional action (the lyrical hero did not read the poems of modern poets). In addition, the sentence is unsuccessful, even if the participial phrase is used correctly, because the fact that “every poem has its own lyrical hero” is already obvious.

3. It is known that the meaning of a sentence depends on the placement of punctuation marks (classic example: Execution cannot be pardoned). In this case, from the point of view of punctuation, all punctuation marks are correct, but it is precisely this arrangement of marks that leads to speech error: the participial phrase is used in an impersonal sentence. To correct the error, it is enough to arrange the signs differently:

The most important thing is that the children understood while organizing social life in their schools: we need active and cheerful leaders.

4. The main and additional actions have different subjects.

She had not yet had time to understand her chosen one, when an avalanche of feelings captured her.

5. The same as in sentence No. 4.

He saw Tatyana. Feelings for her flare up in him.

6. The participial phrase is not used in an impersonal sentence.

It took time for him to return from the world of poetry to reality..

The following books can help you with this topic:

1. Golub I.B. Exercises on the stylistics of the Russian language. M.: Rolf, 1999.

2. Milovidova I. Let's check our literacy. Tests. M.: Iris, 1995. (Examples of erroneous sentences, their corrected versions, and a brief explanation are given.)

3. Steinberg L.Ya. 1000 questions and answers. Russian language: Tutorial for those entering universities. M.: Book House "University", 1999. (Examples of erroneous sentences are given, a commentary on them.)

One of the most common mistakes when constructing a sentence is the incorrect use of participial phrases. To avoid this, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the rules for using this part of speech, as well as exceptions to these rules.

In written and oral speech, incorrect construction of sentences with participles is quite common. The most common errors occur when the following rules are violated:

• An action that is expressed by an adverbial phrase can only relate to the subject - a noun or a pronoun in the nominative case.

  Examples of errors: Approaching the house, my umbrella fell out. Reading a book, she was constantly disturbed by sounds from the yard.

• Participial phrases are not used in impersonal sentences (sentences without an active subject) and in passive (passive) constructions.

  Examples of errors: Left alone in the house, I was lonely. Solving this problem, it was difficult for him.

• It is not recommended to use the participial phrase in sentences that use a predicate verb in the future tense.

  Examples of errors: Giving mom flowers, I will congratulate her on her holiday. Katya will choose a new dress, seeing all the options in the store.

• An adverbial phrase usually cannot be a homogeneous member of a sentence with a predicate and other members of the sentence.

  Examples of errors: The man crossed the road, but looking to the right. We will walk through the forest, but without going far.

• The participial phrase NSV is usually used when the actions expressed by the gerund and the predicate verb occur simultaneously. The participial phrase SV usually names the action that precedes the action that the predicate verb names.

  Examples: Swimming across the river, we saw small fish (NSV). Having done the work, they were resting (SV).

Exceptions

In some cases, non-compliance with some of the above rules is acceptable under the following conditions:

• If the participial phrase refers to an infinitive expressing the action of another person. Example: There were many people in the class who were ready to clean the school grounds, raking fallen leaves (adverbial phrase raking fallen leaves refers to the supplement willing and depends on the infinitive take away).
• Participial phrases in the form of SV with the meaning of state, which begin to acquire signs of adverbs, can be used as homogeneous members of a sentence with other adverbs with the same function. Example: The owner met them lying down, then sitting down on a chair (lying down- adverb, sitting down on a chair- participial phrase).

Task 1: choose one of the options A or B that you think is correct. Justify your answer.

Task 2: correct grammatical errors in the following sentences

1. After reading the article and marking the required material, I make notes. 2. I dialed the number, putting the receiver on the table. 3. Having determined these quantities from astronomical and geodetic observations, the compression of the Earth is derived based on formulas. 4. Having broken its wing, the jackdaw was cured. 5. Approaching nine o'clock, it began to get dark. 6. While climbing over the fence, an unpleasant incident happened: he tore his pants. 7. Arriving in the city of my childhood, I will definitely meet my school friends and my first teacher. 8. Newspapers report that Kent went crazy after jumping out of a twentieth-story window..

Task 3: Find errors and inaccuracies in the use of gerunds and participial phrases. Justify your answer. Correct the sentences.

1. Reading “The Thunderstorm” by A.N. Ostrovsky, we are faced with images of representatives of the “dark kingdom”. 2. Going to her first ball, Natasha Rostova felt natural excitement.

3. Re-reading M. Gorky’s play “At the Lower Depths,” the question arises every time whether there can be two truths. 4. Raskolnikov cannot understand that by killing the old woman, the world will not change. 5. Having driven 40 kilometers, the buildings of the satellite city became visible to us on the left of the road. 6. After reading the recommended literature, students became clear about their own mistakes in constructing sentences and using foreign words.

Errors in constructing sentences with participial phrases

Exercise:

1. The image of the poet-prophet created by Pushkin determined his own life. 2. Words not supported by facts are worth nothing. 3. The city, illuminated with bright lights, suddenly appeared on the horizon. 4. The concert that took place last week became a significant event in the cultural life of the city. 5. The song of a lark sounds amazingly beautiful in a clean and clear sky. 6. The new exhibits housed in the exhibition pavilions aroused particular interest among visitors. 7. Both teams participating in yesterday's match showed an excellent level of preparation. 8. Children played on a meadow covered with fresh grass. 9. Everyone tries to do something that would glorify him.

Errors in the construction of complex sentences

Exercise: correct errors in the construction of complex sentences.

1. The Bolshoi Theater sent him into retirement, during which he no longer danced. 2. I love my Motherland, that we live under a peaceful sky. 3. Andrei compared his life to an old oak tree that grew in the forest through which he was driving. 4. There was a lot of snow in the forest, which lay on the branches and trees. 5 Schoolchildren were also involved in the work, led by a mathematics teacher. 6. The sons of Taras dismounted from their horses, who were studying at the Kyiv Bursa. 7. Those who visited in Gelendzhik, we couldn’t help but admire the beauty of the embankment.

Errors when mixing direct and indirect speech

Exercise: Correct the grammatical errors in the following sentences.

1. Vaska Pepel was right when he said about Vasilisa that “you have no soul.” 2. Condemning his contemporaries, M. Lermontov writes that “I look sadly at our generation.” 3. The landlady introduced me to the tenant and said I was very pleased with him.4. Addressing the squad, Igor said that “I want to break my spear at the end of the Polovtsian field.” 5. Reproaching the princes for the ruin of the Russian land, the author of the Lay says that “with your sedition you began to bring filth to the Russian land.” 6. The student said sadly that I I'm not ready to answer yet.

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Participial and participial phrases are quite complex parts of speech, when using which many mistakes are made. The article describes in detail the most common errors in the use of these speech constructions with examples, and provides ways to determine the participle or participial phrase in a sentence.

Errors in the use of participial phrases

Participial phrase- a speech construction expressed by a gerund with dependent words, which names an additional action and answers questions - Doing what? What did you do? In a sentence it acts as a separate circumstance and is separated by commas.

To the most common mistakes in the formation of sentences with participial phrases include:

• The action of the gerund does not refer to the subject (noun or pronoun in the nominative case).

  Examples of errors: Brewing tea, his cup fell. Cleaning the room, their vacuum cleaner broke down.

• Participial turnover in an impersonal sentence.

  Examples of errors: Watching the clouds, I felt calm. Going outside, he felt hot.

• Participial phrase in a sentence with a predicate verb in the future tense.

  Examples of errors: Having solved the problem, I will rest. Visiting exhibitions, he will write an article about contemporary art.

• A participial phrase cannot be a homogeneous member of a sentence with a participial phrase, a predicate or another member of the sentence (except for isolated circumstances and some adverbs).

  Examples of errors: A small town shining with lights and surprising tourists, was his favorite vacation spot. Tall palm trees rising to the sky and rustling leaves, sheltered travelers from the sun.

Incorrect use of participial phrases

Participial phrase- a speech construction expressed by a participle with dependent words, which names the attribute of an object by action and answers questions - Which? Which? Which? Which? In the sentence appears separate definition and is separated by commas.

The most common mistakes when using participial phrases include:

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• Incorrect agreement of the participle with the word being defined.

  Examples of errors: Toys, decorated Christmas tree, shimmered beautifully ( Right: decorated). Yesterday there was an exhibition of ancient books, collected in our library (Right: collected).

• The word being defined can only appear before or after the participial phrase, and not inside.

  Examples of errors: Caressed field the sun turned green ( Right: field, caressed by the sun, turned green). Hidden gazebos from prying eyes were built in a linden grove ( Right: hidden from prying eyes gazebos were built in a linden grove).

• The particle cannot be used in a participial phrase would.

  Examples of errors: We would like furniture, made to order. We want to stop by the lake located near the forest.

How to determine which phrase is used in a sentence?

Cases of incorrect use of participial and participial phrases in the Russian language are usually associated with the fact that schoolchildren confuse these speech constructions. To determine whether a sentence uses an adverbial or participial phrase, it is necessary to highlight its grammatical and syntactic features:

• Find a participle or gerund;
• Post a question ( Doing what? What did you do? or Which? Which? Which? Which?);
• Determine the lexical meaning of the phrase (action or sign);
• Determine the syntactic role of the phrase (adverbial or definition).

Examples:
Dostoevsky's novel, read in many countries, was translated to foreign languages (read in many countries- participle phrase, answers the question - Which?, agrees with the noun novel, in a sentence is a separate definition). Brewing tea, she always adds a little sugar ( making tea- participle phrase, answers the question - doing what?, depends on the predicate verb adds, in a sentence is a separate circumstance).

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