Gerunds are special words that make stories more colorful and interesting. They show actions and feelings in a detailed way.

For example, in Tolstoy's famous book "Anna Karenina," we can find two types of action words:

• Perfective: сделать (to complete)
• Imperfective: делать (to do)

When we look at why characters act in certain ways, we can use gerunds like плача (crying) and молча (silently). These words show actions that are happening and make the story richer.

Now, let’s talk about how participles are different from gerunds.

• Using сидящий (sitting) instead of just saying сидя makes it easier to understand a character's feelings or actions.

In our analysis, we also look at different cases, which tell us more about the meaning:

• Genitive: страдания Анны (Anna's suffering)
• Accusative: влияет на Левина (affects Levin)

Sentence Structure: Longer sentences can show how ideas are connected. For example: "Хотя она любила, она не могла быть счастливой" (Although she loved, she could not be happy).

Conditional Mood: This is a way of thinking about what might happen. For example: "Если бы Анна осталась, всё могло бы быть иначе" (If Anna had stayed, everything could have been different).

This way of writing helps us dive deeper into the themes and relationships between the characters.