| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | language interpretation is the whole point of the act of reading | интерпретация языковых выражений является самым главным при чтении |
| gen. | the whole point of ... is | весь смысл ... в том, чтобы (+ infinitive • "The whole point of baseball is to stand in one place long enough for the people in the bleachers to become so bored they'll pay $10 for a beer." (Stephen Colbert) ART Vancouver) |