Learn Hardcore Russian: Ваше задание будет состоять из перевода нескольких предложений. - Your assignment will consist of translating several sentences.

Ваше is a possessive pronoun in the neuter nominative singular. It modifies задание, matching its gender, number, and case, and indicates that the assignment belongs to “you.”

Why is задание in the nominative case?

Задание is the subject of the sentence (“Your assignment will consist…”). In Russian, subjects appear in the nominative case.

How is the future tense formed with будет состоять?

This is the periphrastic future construction using the auxiliary verb будет (third person singular of быть) plus the imperfective infinitive состоять. It literally means “will be consisting,” i.e. “will consist.”

What does состоять из mean, and how do I use it?

Состоять из means “to consist of” in the sense of “to be composed of.”
Rules:
• You always use из + genitive case for the components.
• It describes structure or composition (e.g. “The cake consists of eggs and flour”).

Why are there two genitive forms in из перевода нескольких предложений?

The preposition из requires the genitive, so перевод becomes перевода.
The word несколько also takes the genitive for the noun that follows, so предложение becomes предложений.
Together they form “of the translation of several sentences.”

Why is there a noun перевод instead of an infinitive like перевести?

Because the verb состоять in the sense “to consist of” must be followed by a noun phrase (here перевод). You cannot put an infinitive directly after состоять из.

Could I express the same idea more directly with an infinitive?

Yes. A common, more concise way is:
• Ваше задание – перевести несколько предложений.
Here you use a dash and the infinitive перевести, avoiding будет состоять из.