Работа практически готова.

The work is almost ready.

Breakdown of Работа практически готова.

• работа: the work
• готов: ready
• практически: practically; almost

Questions & Answers about Работа практически готова.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Работа practically готова. = The work is practically ready.

There is no separate present-tense word for is here. This is completely normal Russian.

Compare:

• Работа готова. = The work is ready.
• Работа была готова. = The work was ready.
• Работа будет готова. = The work will be ready.

In the past and future, forms of быть appear, but in the present they usually do not.

Why is работа in that form?

Работа is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

The basic idea is:

• работа = the work / the job / the paper / the project
• готова = ready

So the sentence is structured like:

• [Subject] + [adverb] + [predicate adjective]

Here, работа is simply the thing being described as ready.

Why is it готова, not готов or готовое?