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77. Principles of Russian punctuation, functions and types of punctuation marks.

The punctuation system of the Russian language is built on a syntactic basis; almost all punctuation rules are formulated depending on the structure of the sentence.

Although the Russian language has many rules for mandatory punctuation, Russian punctuation has great flexibility: there are various punctuation options that are associated not only with meaning, but also with stylistic features text.

Functions of punctuation marks.

Punctuation marks indicate the semantic division of the text; they also help to identify the syntactic structure of the text and its rhythm and melody.

Types of punctuation marks:

emphasis signs (their functions are to designate the boundaries of syntactic constructions that complement and explain the members of a sentence; intonation-semantic highlighting of parts of a sentence, constructions containing an address or attitude of the speaker to his statement): two commas and two dashes (single paired signs), brackets, quotes;
signs of separation (their functions are to indicate boundaries between separate independent sentences, between homogeneous members of a sentence, between simple sentences as part of a complex; indication of the type of sentence by purpose of the statement, by emotional coloring): period, question and exclamation marks, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, ellipsis;
a special punctuation mark is the red line (indicates the beginning of a new turn in the narrative).

Punctuation marks can be single or paired. Paired punctuation marks indicate that the placement of the first punctuation mark requires the placement of the second. These include two commas and two dashes (as single characters), parentheses and quotation marks.

78. Punctuation marks at the end of a sentence.

The period is placed at the end of declarative and motivating non-exclamatory sentences (They went for a walk in the forest.);

Note: if at the end of a sentence there is a period indicating an abbreviated word, then the second period indicating the end of the sentence is not placed: In the store you can buy pens, notebooks, pencils, etc.

a question mark is placed at the end of an interrogative sentence (Why don’t people fly?);
exclamation mark placed at the end of an exclamatory sentence (How good it is to live in the world!);
an ellipsis is placed as at the end of a sentence when the statement is incomplete (Dubrovsky was silent... Suddenly he raised his head, his eyes sparkled.);

Note: an ellipsis can also be placed in the middle of a sentence when there is a break in speech. (I don’t want... like this.)

79. Dash between members of a sentence.

Dash between subject and predicate.

1. A dash is placed between the subject and the predicate:

with a zero connective (i.e. in the absence of a linking verb), while the subjects and predicate are expressed by a noun or cardinal numeral in the nominative case, infinitive. (My mother is a teacher.)
if the predicate is preceded by the words this, that means it means (Defending the Motherland is our duty.)

2. There is no dash between the subject and the predicate:

if comparative conjunctions are used as a connective: as if, as if, exactly, like, etc. (This house is like a block.),
if the subject is expressed by a personal pronoun (the dash in this case is considered as the author's) (She is a ballerina.),
if the predicate is preceded by a negative particle not (Poverty is not a vice.),
if the predicate is preceded by a secondary member of the sentence that is not consistent with it (Plato is my friend, but the truth is more precious.),
if between the main members of the sentence there is introductory word, adverb or particle (Ivan is also a student. His father, apparently, is an engineer.),
in conversational style sentences (His brother is a student.).

A dash in an incomplete sentence.

A dash is placed in an incomplete sentence if a predicate (most often) or some other part of the sentence is missing, but it can be easily restored from the context or from the situation (She went home, he went to the cinema),
If for a sentence the absence of a predicate is the norm, then a dash is not placed (the predicate is implied and can be easily guessed from the content of the sentence itself): Again, at the hour of a night cloud above the ground.

Intonation dash.

1. An intonation dash is placed at the point where a sentence breaks down into word groups in order to emphasize the semantic relationships between the members of the sentence and help the reader correctly connect words according to meaning (For children, this needs to be explained.)

Connecting dash.

1. A dash is placed:

between words to designate a certain space (train Nikolaev - Moscow), quantity (buy two or three kilograms of sweets) or a period of time (Revolution of 1905-1907), if it replaces the meaning of the construction “from... to”,
between proper names, the totality of which is some name (doctrine, scientific institution etc.): Boyle-Mariotte law, match “CSKA - Lokomotiv”.

80. Punctuation marks for homogeneous members.

1. If homogeneous members of a sentence are not connected by conjunctions, but only by intonation, then a comma is placed between them (I was given candy, balls, toys.);

Note. If homogeneous members of a sentence are common and there are commas inside them, then they can be separated by a semicolon (I took a walk in public gardens, parks; I went to visit Katerina, Peter, Matvey; I called Anna, Andrey, Inna.).

2. Homogeneous members of a sentence, connected by non-repeating conjunctions:

if homogeneous members of a sentence are connected by non-repeating adversative conjunctions, then a comma is placed between them (It was not I who did this, but he.),
if homogeneous members of a sentence are connected by non-repeating connecting or disjunctive conjunctions, then a comma is not placed between them (Marina and Olga came into the class. Did Pushkin or Lermontov write this?);
A comma is not placed before the conjunction yes and (I'll take it and leave.) and before the conjunction and, if it is followed by the demonstrative pronoun that, that, then, those (The child will cope with this task.);

3. Homogeneous members of a sentence connected by repeating conjunctions:

a comma is placed before repeated conjunctions and...and, yes...yes, neither...nor, or...or, whether...li, either...either, then...then, etc. . (In this store you can buy notebooks, pens, and books.),

Note. For homogeneous members of a sentence connected by repeating conjunctions, a comma is placed after each homogeneous member (Teachers, students, and their parents came to the concert.).

if homogeneous members are closely related in meaning, then a comma is not placed between them (Both summer and autumn were rainy.),
a comma is also not placed if homogeneous members of the sentence are included in whole expressions(neither for yourself nor for people, neither this nor that).

4. A coordinating conjunction can connect homogeneous members of a sentence in pairs, and then the pairs are separated from each other by commas, and within the pairs a comma is not placed (The students in the class were 55 smart and stupid, excellent students and poor students),

5. A comma is placed before the second part of the double conjunction (I am the same age as you); double conjunctions are both...so and, not so...as, not so much...as, not only...but also, although and...but, if not...then, just as much. ..how much, how...so much.

The main cases of placing punctuation marks for homogeneous members of a sentence:

[o, o, o, o] [o and o] [o, a o] [o, o, o and o] [and o, and o, and o] [o, and o, and o] [o and oh, oh and oh] [both oh and oh]

Generalizing words with homogeneous members of a sentence (main cases of punctuation marks).

1. [O: oh, oh, oh] Everyone came to the meeting: teachers and students.

[Oh, cc. words: o, o, o] Everyone came to the meeting, namely: teachers and students.

2. [oh, oh, oh - O] Children, old people, women - everything mixed in a living stream.

[oh, oh, o-vv. words, O] Children, old people, women - in a word, everything mixed up in a living stream

3. [O: oh, oh, oh -...] And all this: the river, and the willow twigs, and this boy - reminded me of the distant days of childhood.

81. Punctuation marks for repeated words.

If the same word is repeated in a sentence to convey the duration or intensity of an action, then a comma is added (I’m going, I’m going home across the field.),
If repeated words represent a lexical formation, which are, as it were, one compound word, then they are written with a hyphen (Far, far beyond the sea.),
A comma is not used if

The predicates are repeated, and between them there is a particle like this (To go like this.),
the same word is repeated (possibly in different forms) and the second word is used with the negative particle not (I saw a bush not a bush, a tree not a tree).

82. Punctuation marks in sentences with isolated members of the sentence.

Definitions.

a) Separated:

common definitions expressed by participial phrases or adjectives with dependent words, standing after the word being defined (I saw an old woman carrying a large bag and decided to help her.);
two or more single definitions standing after the word being defined (Spring has come, sunny, bright.);
a single definition, standing after the word being defined, if it has an additional adverbial meaning (usually causal or concessions) (Mom, tired, sat down in a chair.);
common or single definitions, standing immediately before the word being defined, if they have additional adverbial meaning (Barely alive, they reached the city.);
a common or single definition, if it is separated from the word being defined by other members of the sentence (Drenched in the sun, buckwheat and wheat fields lay across the river.);
definition, if the word being defined is a personal pronoun (She ran out into the yard, flushed.)
inconsistent definitions, in order to tear them away from the neighboring member of the sentence or if it is necessary to emphasize the meaning they convey (Boys, in black suits, with bouquets of flowers, went to congratulate their teachers on March 8.).

b) Not separated:

common definitions, expressed by participial phrases or adjectives with dependent words and has no meaning, standing in front of the word being defined (The boy who entered the class is our new student.);
common definitions expressed by participial phrases or adjectives with dependent words, depending on indefinite pronoun and those standing behind it (I saw something similar to a barn.).

Applications.

Separated:

a) commas

common applications expressed by a noun with dependent words that come after the word being defined (less often - before) (The old woman, Grishka’s mother, died, but the old people, father and father-in-law, were still alive.);
applications depending on personal pronouns (I, Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, declare...);
single applications that relate to common noun with explanatory words (Here on a wide street they met General Zhukov’s cook, an old man.);
applications depending on proper names if they come after the word being defined (Yesterday Ivan Petrovich, the school director, gathered us in the assembly hall.);
applications expressed by a proper name, if they can be preceded without changing the meaning, namely, that is (The next one on the list, Silin, turned out to be a tall and broad-shouldered man.);
applications that are joined by the union as or words by name, by surname, etc. and which have additional circumstantial meaning (Like honest man, he must now marry her.);

applications that can be preceded by words, namely (He broke the tree -oak.); - common applications at the end of a sentence (The sun was shining high in the sky - a very clear and hot sun of the Kyiv summer.);
applications relating only to one of the homogeneous members (I met my cousin, Misha - my fiancé, Pavel and Oksana.).

Additions.

Additions may or may not be isolated depending on the semantic load that the author has put into the sentence.

Usually, phrases are isolated, conventionally called additions, which are expressed by nouns with prepositions except, except, instead, lomimo, excluding, etc. and which have a restrictive or expansive meaning (I really liked the story, except for some details.). Circumstances.

a) Separated:

common circumstances expressed by participial phrases and single circumstances, expressed by gerunds(Entering the room, he greeted everyone present. When I woke up, for a long time I could not understand where I was.);
circumstances expressed by adverbs or nouns are isolated if they explain or clarify other circumstances (place and time); usually the structure is: before? (circumstance that is the main one) where exactly? (dependent circumstance); When? (circumstance that is the main one) when exactly? (dependent circumstance): In the room, in the corner, there is a closet. Later, in ten years, you will regret your words.
circumstances introduced by words besides, despite, somehow, not counting, despite, etc., which clarify or limit the meaning of the words being defined (it is mandatory to isolate only the construction starting with despite): Despite the frost, they let's go to the forest.
stable expressions expressed participial phrase, which act as introductory expressions (To be honest, I don’t like this.)

b) Not separated:

single gerunds that do not denote an additional action and are close to adverbs (The sister slowly opened her bag.);
circumstances expressed by gerunds with dependent words, if they represent a stable combination (They worked with their sleeves rolled up.)

83. Clarifying, explanatory and connecting members of the proposal.

Separated:

words that clarify the content of the sentence, but are not connected with the previous expression by any special words (the words namely, without changing the meaning, can be placed before the clarifying expression): Five houses, two on the main street and three in the alley, were put into use.

Note. Sometimes a dash is used instead of a comma.

most often, the clarifying members of a sentence are circumstances of place and time, as well as definitions (He went to the right, along the road. This is a large work, five hundred pages.)
connecting phrases introduced by the words even, especially, including, etc., which introduce additional comments and explanations (He wrote a large essay, and a good one at that.)

84. Punctuation marks for comparative phrases.

1. Comparative phrases starting with words as if, as if, rather than, exactly, etc. separated by commas (I like cinema more than/than theater.)

2. Revolutions with a conjunction are separated by commas:

if they denote simile and do not contain any additional shades of meaning (The night was approaching and growing like a thundercloud.).
if before the phrase there are demonstrative words so, such, that, so (His facial features were the same as his sister’s.),
if the phrase is introduced into the sentence with the combination like and (I have been to London, as well as to other European cities.),
if this combination of type is none other than and none other than (None other than a tall palace rose in front.)

3. Revolutions with a conjunction are not separated by commas:

if the adverbial meaning is in the foreground (The ring burns like heat - can be replaced with the combination burns with heat),
if the meaning of equating or identifying is in the foreground (I’m telling you this as a doctor.),
if the turnover is part of a complex predicate or is closely related to it in meaning (Work as work.),
if the turnover is stable expression(Things went swimmingly.),
if the negative particle not precedes the phrase (I did not act like a patriot.).

85. Punctuation marks for introductory words and phrases

Introductory words and phrases.

Introductory words and phrases are separated by commas (You, apparently, do not share our views.),

if the introductory phrase forms an incomplete construction, i.e. if any word is missing that can be restored from the context, then a dash is placed instead of a comma (On the one hand, she does not know how to cook, on the other, she wants to learn it.).
punctuation marks for homogeneous members of a sentence with a generalized word in the presence of an introductory word or phrase:

[Oh, cc. el.: o, o, o] Everyone came to the meeting, namely: teachers and students.

[o, o, o - vv. ate., O] Children, old people, women - in a word, everything mixed up in a living stream.

some words can be both introductory and separated by commas, and parts of a sentence:

	is an introductory word	is not an introductory word
finally	- indicates the connection of thoughts, the order of presentation - gives an assessment of the fact from the point of view. speaker (Come in, finally!)	- equal in meaning to after all, finally, as a result of everything
in the end	- the same function as “finally” (Shut up, after all!)	- (We walked and walked and finally arrived.) - the same function as “finally”. (They argued for a long time and eventually made a decision that suited everyone.)
however	- stands in the middle or at the end of a sentence (Look, however, how he spoke!)	- stands at the beginning of a sentence or between homogeneous members of a sentence and is an adversative conjunction (I didn’t want to see her anymore, but I had to.) Exception: in sentences like: “However, it’s a cold spring today!” the word “however” is at the beginning of the sentence, acts as an interjection and is separated by a comma
Certainly	- usually acts as a water word (Of course, I will help you.)	- can act as a particle (Of course I would go there...)
Means	- if equal in meaning to the words therefore, therefore (I didn’t see her at school today, which means she was really sick.)	- if it plays the role of a predicate in a sentence (the meaning is close to the word means) (She means too much to me to deceive her.)
at all	- if the combination is equal in meaning generally speaking (Actually, this is very interesting)	- in other meanings (He generally forbade going out after twelve)
mainly	- if the combination is equal in meaning, the most important thing is (To prepare for the lesson, you need to read the theory and, mainly, complete the assignments.)	- if equal in meaning to the words predominantly, basically, most of all (He survived mainly thanks to his friends.)
anyway	- if it has a restrictive value (At least I didn't say that.)	- if relevant under any circumstances ([In any case, he will never leave his former pet.)
in your queue	- if used figuratively. (The following minor members are distinguished: definition, addition and circumstance, in the group of the latter, in turn, by the circumstance of place).	- if used in a meaning close to direct (“And you?” I asked Lena in turn.)

if the introductory word is at the beginning or end of a separate common member of a sentence, then it is not separated from it by a comma, and if it is in the middle, then it is separated by commas (The young man, apparently having recently graduated from college, made many mistakes when answering. The young man the man, who had apparently recently graduated from college, made many mistakes in his answers.)
if the introductory word can be omitted or rearranged, then it is separated by a comma from the preceding coordinating conjunction; if this is impossible, then a comma is placed only after the introductory word, and on the border between the conjunction and the introductory word is placed (Firstly, he is very busy and, secondly, he does not want to see you. The misfortune did not change him at all, but on the contrary, it made it even stronger.)
introductory sentences are highlighted: with commas, if they are small in volume (For me, you know, everything always worked out.) or if they are introduced using conjunctions like, how many, if (Today, as the newspapers report, a rally will take place in the center of Moscow.) ;
dashes if they are common (They - I noticed this right away - wanted to get rid of me as quickly as possible.);
Inserted constructions are highlighted in brackets (unlike introductory sentences, they do not express the speaker’s attitude to what was said, but contain some kind of incidental or additional remarks): One evening (this was in the fall of 1912)...

86. Punctuation marks when addressing.

addresses are separated from other members of the sentence by commas (Alyosha, come to me, please.),
sometimes an exclamation point is placed after the address at the beginning of the sentence (Kirill! Why are you taking so long there?),
the particle o standing before the address is not separated from it by a comma (Oh Moscow, you are so beautiful!),
between repeated addresses connected by the conjunction a, a comma is placed, and after the conjunction itself, it is not placed (Fal, but fallen, buy me this toy.),
if two addresses are connected by a non-repeating connecting conjunction, then a comma is not placed between them (Hello, sun and merry morning).

87. Punctuation marks for interjections, affirmative and negative words.

interjections from sentence members are separated by commas (Life, alas, is not an eternal gift.),
if the interjection is pronounced with an exclamatory intonation, then an exclamation point is placed instead of a comma (Hurray! Our team wins the match)),
particles o, well, ah, oh, which are used to enhance the semantic connotation, are not distinguished by commas (Oh yes, you are absolutely right. Oh, that’s what you are! Well, no, that’s too much.),
the word yes (expresses an affirmation) and the word no (expresses a negation) are separated from the sentence by a comma or exclamation point (Yes, that is exactly what I want to say. No, you are mistaken.)

88. Punctuation in complex sentences.

A comma is placed between simple sentences in the Compound, regardless of what kind of conjunction they are connected with: connective, adversative, disjunctive, adjunctive or explanatory (The sky frowned, and soon a thunderstorm broke out. He had already forgotten everything, but she could not forgive him. Either the sun is shining very brightly, or my eyesight has become completely bad.).
If the phenomena spoken of in parts (of a complex sentence) quickly follow each other or are opposed to each other, then a dash is placed (A rocket fired - and everything around rumbled.).
There is no comma:

if parts compound sentence have a common member of a sentence or a common subordinate clause and if they are connected by connecting conjunctions and, yes (in the meaning and) or disjunctive conjunctions or, or, then a comma is not placed between them (Cars raced through the streets and trams rattled. When it started to rain, the game stopped and everyone went as a lady.).
between noun clauses connected by connecting conjunctions and, yes (meaning and) or disjunctive conjunctions or, or (Walking in the park and riding a bicycle.),
between interrogative sentences, connected by connecting conjunctions and, yes (in the meaning of and) or dividing conjunctions or, or (When do we leave and what time does the train leave?)

Two impersonal offers I parts of a complex sentence are separated by a comma (It got dark and it became cool.), BUT if the predicates are homogeneous in meaning, then a comma is not placed (You need to wash the floor and then you should wipe it dry.)

Punctuation marks in complex sentences.

If the subordinate clause comes before or after the main clause, then it is separated by a comma (When I came home, everyone was already asleep. The glory of those who die for the fatherland does not die.). If the subordinate clause is in the middle of the main clause, then it is separated by commas on both sides (In the evening, when I no longer had the strength to work, I went to the embankment.).
If a subordinate clause is attached to the main clause using conjunctions because, because, since, in order to, despite the fact that, etc., then the comma is placed only once or before everything complex union, or before its second part (I didn’t come because I had a lot to do. I came to express my condolences to you.)
If subordinate clauses depend on the same member of the main clause, then the rules for placing punctuation marks between them are the same as for homogeneous members of the sentence:

At the junction of two subordinating conjunctions or subordinating and coordinating conjunctions, a comma is placed between them only if the omission subordinate clause will not require a complete restructuring of the proposal (Masha said that when she comes next time, she will bring her fiance.); if the second part of the subordinate clause begins with the words how, but, then a comma is not placed (Masha said that when she comes next time, she will bring her fiance.)
Sometimes, when underlining intonation, before explanatory and conditional clauses with a conjunction, not a comma is placed, but a dash (I was sent some books, but I don’t know which ones yet.)

Punctuation marks in a non-union complex sentence.

Between the parts of a non-union complex sentence the following can be placed:

a comma if the parts are independent of each other, but united in meaning (The horses started moving, the bell rang, the carriage flew.),
semicolon, if there are commas inside one or both parts or if the sentences are far apart in meaning (the sentence splits into two semantic parts): Gerasim grabbed Mumu. squeezed her in his arms; in an instant she licked his nose, eyes, mustache and beard.
colon if
1. the second sentence explains the reason or tells about the consequences of what is said in the first sentence (They were silent the whole way: the noise of the engine prevented them from talking.),
2. if in the first sentence there are words see, hear, know, etc., which prompt the reader that a statement of some facts will follow (I understood: she wanted me to leave.),
3. If a quotation is syntactically related to the text, then it is enclosed in quotation marks, but written with a small letter (Pushkin wrote that “the habit has been given to us from above.”)
4. Quoting can be framed as direct speech. (Pushkin said: “The habit has been given to us from above.”)
5. If the quotation is not taken in full, then an ellipsis is placed at the gap, either at the beginning or at the end (Depending on where the text is trimmed). If the sentence in this case begins with a quotation, then it is formatted as follows: “...Quoting” the text itself. (A capital letter is written even if the original is written in lowercase).
1. When a comma and a dash meet, both a comma and a dash are written (The woman performing on stage is my mother.),
2. When encountering quotation marks:
  - with a dot, quotes are written first, and then a dot. She said: “Come in.”),
  - with a question mark, exclamation mark or ellipsis, in direct speech the question mark, exclamation mark or ellipsis is written first, then the quotation marks. Even if this is the end of the entire sentence, there is no period after the quotation marks (She asked: “What do you think about this issue?”),
  - with the same signs, but when only certain members of the sentence are enclosed in quotation marks, an exclamation mark, a question mark and an ellipsis are placed depending on the construction of the entire sentence (Have you ever watched “White Sun of the Desert”?),
3. If the comma is before the closing or opening parenthesis, then it is skipped; if after the closing one, it remains.
Authors do not always follow the rules of punctuation. Often they find their own, special use for them, and this achieves special expressiveness and beauty of the text. This punctuation is called the author's use of punctuation marks.

Users often need to check commas in various texts. This can be done even in a simple program from Microsoft – Office Word. But for several reasons, punctuation marks are not always placed correctly; more precisely, they are missing in some places due to different styles and manners of writing. Also, not all users can use Word, because it software sold separately from operating system Windows, unless, of course, you are using the Licensed version. In some versions of the program, spelling may be completely disabled. To check commas in the text, you can use online services that provide their own tools for checking the spelling of your sentences. Today we will look at the most popular and best services for checking punctuation marks in text.

Text.ru – checking commas in text

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Typos.
Capital or lowercase letters.
Correct spelling of hyphenated phrases.
Duplication of letters and punctuation marks.
Extra problems, repetition of words.
Correct spelling of punctuation marks and placement of commas.

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Languagetool.org – spelling analysis tool

Languagetool.org is another service that will help you identify places where you need to put a comma or identify an error in a word. The site works with many languages, such as English, Polish, German and others. In total, the site supports spell checking of more than 20 languages of the world. The service is free, you can simply follow the link https://www.languagetool.org/ and paste your text for verification. Then click the right blue button below to start and your text will be checked in a short time.

At the bottom left you can select the language of the text to be checked.
After checking, the site will paint the errors found in different colors.
Each color represents a different type of error.
Click on any color and you will see a list of suggested fixes that are available specifically for that case.
The site has the opportunity to add such a check directly to your browser, be it Chrome, Mozilla, etc.

Online.orfo.ru - a special online spelling viewing service

Online.orfo.ru is one of the high-quality services that provides its services free of charge and without registration. For those who have to frequently check their texts for comma errors, there is a desktop version for all versions of Windows, starting from 7. ORFO is perfectly integrated with all popular text services, including online ones.

Desktop programs are provided in a paid version for a subscription to its updates for a year. The page http://www.informatic.ru/2016 provides a complete list of products that you can purchase. The program works with popular languages - Russian, English, Ukrainian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese.

To use the online service for checking commas, follow the link http://onlien.orfo.ru/ and enter your text to check in a special field.
After this, find the “Check” button on the toolbar, it is located last in the row and click on it.
After this, all text errors will be highlighted in different colors.
At the bottom of the panel there are 4 buttons in which you can select a language, choose to ignore various elements text, including numbers and latin letters etc.

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5-ege.ru - will check punctuation for you

This service 5-ege.ru works a little differently, so to speak in manual mode. Here you can select your case of a phrase with a certain punctuation mark, in our case with a comma, and check whether it is needed in this case. The service was created specifically for those who are preparing for passing the Unified State Exam or other exams. The site contains a large number of materials for preparation, testing and familiarization in various subjects - physics, social studies, Russian language, etc. As well as several services that help students test themselves in various areas.

The site has a morphological analysis of words, a punctuation check and a test simulator of the real Unified State Examination, where you can test your strength in passing a national exam.

You are invited to check the commas in the text practically yourself. To do this, enter a phrase into the empty field, which serves as a kind of search for cases with the desired sign. For example, we enter the phrase “not that” - and we see its description, cases of use and other information. In some cases, this method is even more important than other services, because here you can clearly see not only examples of use, but also the rules of the Russian language regarding this phrase.

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In order to use the service, enter http://5-ege.ru/proverka-punktuacii/ into the address bar of your browser.
Then, in the line, enter a phrase from your text in which you doubt the use of a punctuation mark.
After this, the system will show you examples of its use and rules.
You can find and select your word or phrase from the list on the right and check if there are commas in the text.

Spelling - a convenient and affordable service for checking spelling

Spelling is a popular service that provides high-quality checking of your texts online for commas and more. The service is paid and available only to individuals. The site contains a link to another service from the same developers, which offers a special corporate service for similar services. For any actions on the site you need to register. This can be done using social networks from the main page. If you have a Facebook, Yandex, Vk.com, Mail.ru, Google account, then you can easily log in with one click.

After you register or log in to https://orfogrammka.ru/ using your social account. networks.
You are taken to a text checking page where you can check the commas in the text online. To do this, simply copy the desired text and paste it into the window.
Next, click the button at the top of the “Check” panel or the F7 key on your keyboard.
After this, the system will find errors in the text, if any, and point them out to you, providing explanations for each, putting commas where you missed them and removing them where they are unnecessary.
Free (or trial) registration is provided for a period of one month, after which you will not be able to use the service until you pay for a subscription for a certain period.

In order to check text punctuation online, there are many services on the Internet. They all claim that they can analyze the entered text in Russian for the correct placement of commas. As a result of our own check of the most popular resources, only one service was identified - Оnline.orfo.ru, very close in results to testing in Microsoft Word.

Checking punctuation of Russian text online (comma placement)

Having studied each of the existing services in detail, it was revealed that, in addition to Оnline.orfo.ru other quality programs for checking Russian text for spelling simply not (this does not apply to checks based on other criteria, for example, errors in the text). This is confirmed a large number positive feedback. On some online text punctuation checking sites, there is no place to insert text at all.

Оnline.orfo.ru - the best service for free online text checking for punctuation

Оnline.orfo.ru checks text for punctuation, both in Russian and in other languages. The program of Informatik LLC has been developed. This organization began its activities in the development of linguistic technologies back in 1989. In 1994, Microsoft convened the best experts to determine the highest quality tools that can be used as a tool for examining the text being checked and further introducing modular packages in Microsoft Word. It was decided to allocate a license to the text checking modules of Informatic LLC. Since 1995 they were introduced into Russian Microsoft Office text packages.

Checking text on this service is limited to 4000 characters, which means that to check longer texts, you will have to enter them in parts one by one.

Start checking your text for correct comma placement and spelling (free)

While checking several texts on this service, the following probable errors of missing punctuation marks were found (example in the picture).

Text checking in Microsoft Word shows the same results.

Other popular services missing commas not identified, only revealed a few grammatical and spelling errors.

Of course, if you have Microsoft Word, you won’t need to check punctuation in the text online, but it’s not always convenient to use this program.

In the Russian language there are many variants of using the same words and prepositions. Not many people know all the cases. This is especially true for attempts to write simple statements used in everyday life. A wide range of little-used expressions are known only to Russian language teachers or simply well-read people with a good memory. Thanks to online text punctuation checking programs, you can now quickly and accurately analyze written text without wasting time searching in reference books.

It happens that you only have the Internet at hand and don’t have time to open the editor. And you need to check the punctuation: whether the commas are correct.

I checked several services for quality and compiled their rating.

	Quality	Address
Checks like Word	5	http://online.orfo.ru/
	3	https://text.ru/spelling
	3	languagetool.org
Inconvenient interface	2	http://textis.ru/onlayn-verka-punktuatsii/

We will check the services on a sample of Prishvin’s text, in which 5 errors were made: 4 punctuation errors and one spelling error. Here it is:

Every bird in the forest has its own place; some build their home near the ground, while others build their home on the highest peaks. So it turns out that the forest has its own floors. These levels of the forest are inhabited by different birds. One day people felled an old tree on which there was a titmouse nest.

How many errors did the services find? Ortho online found 4 out of 5 errors, and the remaining services found only 2 errors.

ORFO online

This is the same verification service that comes with Microsoft Office 2010, but with minor improvements. In the online version, there is a limit on the size of the text being checked - only the first 4000 characters are checked (that's about two pages). To get around the limitation, you need to check the text in parts.

How to use

Service characteristics

Website Text.ru

This is a second-rate service. If you are too lazy to fill in the text in pieces, but want to check large text at a time (7 pages limit), then you can use it. But it finds fewer errors than Orfo online. On the same site you can check the text for “water” and uniqueness.

How to use

Go to https://text.ru/spelling.
Paste text.
Click the “Check Spelling” button.

Service characteristics

Text.ru
	Checks 15,000 characters (approximately 7 pages) at a time.
	Supports 9 languages.

Languagetool service

Also worse than Orfo, but the interface is at least okay.

How to use

Go to https://languagetool.org/.
Paste text.
Click the “Check Text” button.

Service characteristics

LanguageTool	2 errors out of 5 were found in the Russian text.
	Checks the first 20000
	27 languages supported.

Text service

This is also a rather weak service compared to Orfo. The only advantage is that you can check long text. You still have to scroll down the page to get to the input field; the interface is quite strange.

How to use

Go to http://textis.ru/onlayn-proverka-punktuatsii/.
Scroll down the page to the text entry field.
Paste text.
Click the “Check” button.

Service characteristics

Textis	2 errors out of 5 were found in the Russian text.
	Checks the first 20,000characters (approximately 10 pages).
	2 languages supported.

Conclusion

In general, one service checks no worse than Word - Orfo online because it is a service from the same company that introduced spell checking in Word. All the others fall short and find times less errors.

Moreover, there are much fewer punctuation checking services on the Internet than spelling checkers. I have listed 4, but most of the others, unfortunately, only check spelling.

Hello, dear webmasters! First of all, I address this article to you and myself, because webmasters have to spend a lot of time working with text, and many people have forgotten how to place commas in the text, at least I definitely forgot.

Fortunately, today the writing tools have become electronic, thanks to which errors in the text are highlighted in color. What to do with commas? Are there online services on the Internet for checking texts for correct punctuation? I will try to answer these important questions for a webmaster.

Written speech requires special design. Punctuation as a system of punctuation marks and a section of grammar is important tool for the design of written speech.

It is punctuation that makes our text understandable in meaning and connects words into one sentence. Punctuation marks separate different semantic parts of the text (semantic pauses, intonation) and in the text they are arranged according to certain rules.

Remember that punctuation marks simplify our perception of the text and the ease of perception of the text by our site visitors depends on us, on bloggers. Do you know how many punctuation marks there are in the Russian language?

I will answer this question, but for now I suggest moving directly to the rules.

Roles of punctuation marks

Separating function - for better perception text, one sentence is separated from the other.

The semantic function is to express the nuances of meaning. Example: explanations, clarifications.

Excretory function - for selection individual words. Example: interjections, addresses, introductory words.

Separating function - to separate homogeneous members of a sentence.

I didn’t just list the roles of punctuation. If you begin to doubt whether a particular punctuation mark is needed, remember what role it plays.

1. Signal of completion of written speech

As for oral speech, intonation serves as a signal of completeness, and in written speech - question marks, exclamation marks and a period. I won't stop here for long. Even children in kindergarten know where to put these signs.

2. Incomplete signal

The fact that a phrase or sentence is not completed is indicated by a comma and semicolon.

Example: Today I received a referral fee from a spa partner: Admitad, A d1.ru.

In the example above, the comma performs a dividing function; it plays a special role when addressing.

Example: Hello, my dear visitors!

Commas are used in a simple sentence:

with homogeneous members of the sentence, unconnected conjunctions and associated adversative conjunctions a, but, yes (in the meaning But), however, but
before the second part of double conjunctions, between paired homogeneous members connected by conjunctions and, or, etc.

It is difficult to convey all the rules within the framework of this article; it is much easier to use diagrams.

Pattern 2: oh, oh, oh, but oh

Pattern 3: and oh, and oh, and oh, and oh, and oh

Pattern 4: not only oh, but also oh, oh, oh, oh

Pattern 5: o and o, o and o

Diagram 6: o, o and o

Diagram 7: o and o

2. Commas are placed with isolation. For example: Tired, mom quickly fell asleep.

In sentences where a participle or adjective acts as a predicate, a comma is not used. For example: Mom left tired.

Adjectives and participles that are part of the predicate are not separated by commas. For example: Mom was upset.

If the conjunction “how” expresses the meaning of quality, applications are not isolated. For example: Larisa, as my colleague, can come to me without an additional invitation.

3. With introductory structures.

We highlight introductory words in oral speech with intonation, and in written speech with commas. How to recognize introductory words? If, when removing an introductory word or phrase, the meaning of the sentence does not change, then this word is introductory. For example: Unfortunately, you are right.

Conjunctions “a”, “and” with introductory words are not separated by a comma. For example: Write me a news announcement today, but you can write me tomorrow.

Introductory words and conjunctions are separated by a comma if in complex sentences the introductory word comes after the conjunction. Example: Tatyana came to see me, but, unfortunately, I was not at home.

Included separate design introductory words are separated by commas. Example: He stopped answering, probably to stop the dialogue.

A comma is not used if the introductory word contains a clarifying phrase. For example: His girlfriend lives in the house opposite, more precisely on the fifth floor.

How to separate a word with commas

However, an introductory word. Identified by commas at the end and in the middle of a sentence. Example: It's time for me to go to bed, though.
However, it is an alliance. There is no comma. Example: We were waiting for the train, but it didn’t come.
However - an interjection. A comma is added. Example: However, it's cold!

With plug-in structures

Such constructions are clarifying in nature and are pronounced in a lower voice. Example: The arrival of the foreman - it was definitely him - was a surprise for everyone.

With appeals

This is perhaps the easiest chapter, because calls are always separated by commas or an exclamation point.

Example: Dear Vasily Ivanovich, as always, you forgot about your birthday. Vasily Ivanovich, dear, how old are you? Sasha, son, how are you doing?

In complex sentences

In a compound sentence

In complex sentences, use commas, dashes, and semicolons.

Example: Either Maria dreamed of teaching, then she was shaking at the mere thought of the fate of the teacher. There was only a pause for one moment - and suddenly there was a strong thunder. The wife dreams of her career, and the husband of his; and each dreams of leading the other astray.

In a complex sentence

In complex-subordinate sentences the following are used: commas, dashes, semicolons, commas and dashes.

Example: When there was a knock on the door, the girls fell silent. If I didn't set a goal for myself; if I hadn't studied so hard; if I had not chosen the means while going towards the goal; then I wouldn't have achieved anything. When flowers are given, it is a holiday in the soul. When it’s cold and windy outside, when it’s raining coldly, staying at home is a great happiness.

In a non-union complex sentence

Example: There was no work, everyone went home. There was no work - everyone went home. There was no work: everyone went home. Mom fell asleep - Petya helped the adults. She had a stunning dress - the kind you only see in glossy magazines.

10 punctuation marks:

. – point
? – question mark
! – exclamation point
... - ellipsis
, - comma
; - semicolon
- - dash
: - colon
"" - quotes
() – parentheses

I made a small cheat sheet for myself, I’ll be glad if it helps you too. In fact, there are a lot of punctuation rules and I haven’t talked about all of them. To help webmasters, I recommend the service: Gramota.ru.

So as not to forget! The same or the same? Which is correct?

Example: Like me, she doesn't like milk. (after “the same” you can put the phrase “as well”)

Example: The announcer was nervous, and there was also excitement behind the scenes. (the conjunction “also” can be replaced with the conjunction “and”)