Soft sign and some of the rules of its use

Russian Grammar - the phenomenon is quite complex.Many of the rules in it are based on logical concepts or historical traditions.It can be described as orfogrammy associated with use of the soft sign.

To soften consonants

One of the first rules to which students are introduced as early as elementary school, it is associated with the letter "soft sign".In words, it performs various functions.First and foremost - indicate softened consonants.In this case, the soft sign is written first, at the end of a word: laziness fence, etc.The exception to this rule are the words that end in the letter h u , these consonants themselves in the Russian language are soft.For example: ball, key coat, stove- etc.Orthograms pretty easy to remember and apply in practice.Mainly in children and the difficulties it raises no objections.Secondly, the letter soft sign is written in the middle of many words, performing a separation function.It is necessary to separate the soft consonant sound from hard standing nearby.From among them, the sign is a kind of border, such as:

Vanya, an eighth .Without it, the soft sound assimilated to a neighboring firm, and sounded with a clear "Caucasian" accent.Silly, is not it?A soft sign that assimilation does not permit, and the words are familiar to us, "correct" shape corresponding to the norms of the Russian language.But that's not all!Third, the "L" is written in the middle of words between the two consonants to alleviate the first of them: schoolgirl feller, libertines .If it was not, the words would lose their euphony.Lastly, the fourth case where the soft sign is written in words where the two joined the same (soft) consonants.If you change the first word retains its softness, and the second cures: take-take .More important are orfogrammy such as "L" written in notes before consonants and before the letter "O" in the words of foreign origin: family, bindweed, mushrooms, medallions .In addition, we should not forget about the words in which it is mandatory after a sizzling: ish, you see, only and others.

Verbs and "b"

important to teach students how to write the soft sign in verbs.This applies to the uncertain shape and form, and the second person imperative.Let us examine in more detail.So, at the end of the infinitive is written "L": write, read, listen .This orthograms checked and the question: what to do / what to do?etc.More written soft sign after sizzling in verbs: write, SRAs, play, have played, splyashesh etc.How are they characterized?The form of the 2nd person in the present and future time.Consequently, the disciples were not mistaken, you need to work with them algorithm to determine the verb forms, the ability to understand the categories of persons and time.Characteristic of this part of the speech from the point of view of moods is also related to spelling."L" is written in the imperative mood and is one of the spelling such indicators, many verbs singular and plural: eat, cut.

How to fix learned

for solid mastery of the material and its successful use in writing the language teacher needs to practice regularly and vocabulary dictation vzaimodiktanty, work with cards and punch cards, independent work and other controls.Be sure to promptly and carefully check the notebook, keep track of their time and errors prorabatyvt.