Written regardless. "Despite the fact that" is separated by commas? Derivative prepositions: rules in Russian

The Russian language is rightfully considered difficult to learn, because where else can you see such a variety of spelling norms, rules and exceptions? And for foreigners, the most difficult topic is prepositions. In fact, the spelling rules are quite simple, you just need to remember which of them are written together or separately, and which are hyphenated.

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The problem arises later, when a homonymous part of speech (for example, a noun with a preposition) is placed next to it, in which the spelling is radically different. The most striking example of such a “neighborhood” is the preposition “despite” and the homonymous gerund “despite”. Let's figure out when the turnover is written together, and when separately.

Spelling of the preposition "in spite of"

Preposition "despite" used in the meaning of concession. It can be replaced by the following synonyms: "contrary", "contrary", "ignoring". Accordingly, the easiest way to help determine whether it is a preposition is to mentally replace the phrase with any other equivalent. For example:

• Despite the rain, I went for a walk with the dog.
• against the rain I went for a walk with the dog.

You can also try to ask a question to this phrase. In Russian, prepositions are official parts of speech, which means that it will not be possible to ask them a question. For example:

• Despite ( for what?) no matter what they continued to go to their goal.
• Despite ( for what?) in bad weather, the animals asked to go outside.

And also a sure sign that the turnover before us is a verbal preposition is its immutability. We can't omit the prefix "not". For example:

• They were comfortable with each other, despite the fact that they had not seen each other for so many years.
• They were comfortable with each other despite that that they had not seen each other for so many years.
• She set aside a few minutes to talk, despite being busy.
• She took a few minutes to talk looking at workload.

As you can see, when we omit the prefix, the whole meaning of the sentence is lost.

It is very important to remember that the turnover with the preposition "despite" always separated by commas. If it is at the beginning or at the end of a sentence, then a comma is placed on one side, if in the middle - on both sides.

Spelling of the gerund "in spite of"

The adverb “despite” is used in its direct meaning, that is, literally “without looking at something”. Accordingly, in the proposal it can be replaced synonymous with "without looking". For example:

• I typed the text of the report without looking at the screen.
• I typed the text of the report, not looking to the screen.

Since the participle is not a service part of speech, you can ask a question to it: "Doing what?" or “Having done what?”, thereby defining that this phrase is not a verbal preposition "despite".

• I talked about my discovery, doing what?) regardless of commission.
• Friends shared news among themselves, ( doing what?) regardless of the others.

The adverb is also additional action to the main verb, so you can distinguish it from a preposition in another way. It is necessary to find the main verb and correlate it with the phrase. For example:

And also in the participle, you can omit the particle “not” - then the meaning of the sentence is reversed. For example:

• Children ran around the yard, not looking around.
• Children ran around the yard looking on both sides.

The participle is always written separately with the negative particle “not” and is always separated by commas: if the turnover is at the beginning or at the end of the sentence, then it is distinguished by a comma only on one side, if in the middle - on both sides.

They ran without looking around. do you need a comma

A comma is needed before the participle.

How to determine what the words "not () despite" are - a compound preposition and continuous spelling or gerund participle looking with a particle not and, accordingly, separate spelling?

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The participle can be replaced by the words not looking: not looking at her face=without looking at her face. In the case of a preposition, such a substitution is impossible.

Please tell me, in the sentence "Despite the heat, she was wearing a headscarf" are there two grammatical bases or one? And if there are two, which ones?

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There is one grammatical basis here. Not in preposition in spite of is written fluently.

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All such official names sound bad and create formidable grammatical and spelling difficulties. To stay within the norms of the Russian language, we offer this option: graduated from the municipal budgetary educational institution of the municipality of the city of Omsk - secondary school No. 4 named after Hero Sarabey. And check how the last part of the name is spelled in accordance with the charter.

While everyone is sleeping in warm beds, he goes for a run, no matter what the weather is like outside. In this case, "despite" should be written together or separately?

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Separate spelling is correct, because despite in this case, a gerund, synonymous with the form not looking. Pretext in spite of close in meaning to the preposition despite. Sentence He goes for a run in spite of the weather outside the window. impossible. For this use, there is no definition with a negative meaning for the word weather (he goes out despite the fact that the weather is bad outside / in spite of the bad weather).

Hello! Please help me figure it out! Are the commas placed correctly (there are too many of them)? Probably because, despite the well-being, genuine longing was read in her eyes in the photograph. Thanks in advance! Sincerely, Galina.

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Punctuation is correct, but there is a problem with spelling: a combination in spite of –preposition and should be written in two words, not three. Pay attention: the sentence is constructed unsuccessfully (precisely because of the forced heaping of commas), it is better to rebuild it.

How to write boom in quotes or without? For example: "Despite such a boom in innovation..."

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Quotes are not needed. Right: Despite this boom in innovation...

Good afternoon! are the punctuation marks correct in the following sentence: "Despite this, no decisions were made by the head of the Department based on the results of consideration of these reports." If there is a mistake in punctuation marks, please indicate the mistake. Thanks for the help.

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There is no reason to use commas in this sentence. In spite of written in two words. Correct punctuation: Despite this, no decisions were made by the head of the department based on the results of consideration of these reports.

Note that the whole proposal is perceived extremely difficult, it should be restructured. Possible variant: Despite this, the head of the department, having considered these reports, did not make any decisions.

Help, please, to me to understand. I was told that it is written separately, but why? After all, here (without) looking is used in the meaning of "not paying attention." - In the house, (not) despite the evening coolness, it was stuffy.

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In your proposal despite is written fluently. Here the preposition is used in spite of"in spite of something, in spite of something." A negative particle with a gerund is written separately: despite(=without looking), for example: walking down the street without looking around.

In what cases is it written despite and despite? How will this affect punctuation marks?

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orthographic dictionary

despite, pretext(despite all the difficulties, in spite of everything), but dep. despite (not looking at side m)

Together or separately, it is written "regardless"

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Pretext in spite of spelled out ( despite all the difficulties), gerund - separately ( regardless of the sides).

How to spell "despite" depending on the context

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In spite of- suggestion: worked in spite of difficulties(=despite the difficulties). Despite - gerund: he was ashamed, and he sat, not looking at dad(=didn't watch).

Hello!
Tell me, please, is it possible to say about a thing - a glass figurine, which is blown by a master glass blower, that it is made by hand to emphasize its uniqueness, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with hands directly?

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Good afternoon, despite the presence of similar questions, I still doubt it, Please clarify question No. 267764

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Only need a comma before.

Could you point out the rule so that I know for the future.
Thanks in advance!

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Here is the rule: if there are amplifying particles in front of the subordinating conjunction just, just, just, exclusively etc., then a comma is placed in front of them contrary to intonation.

Good afternoon, despite the presence of similar questions, I still doubt whether a comma is needed here:
Mysterious creatures that live inside the earth's core and get out to the surface only to influence politics.
ONLY TO - is a comma needed somewhere and if so, where?
PS there is no more context, there is a simple enumeration of other conspiracy theories
Thanks in advance!

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Need a comma before only.

Expert linguists argue that the expression “despite”, as it is written, which can be found out after reading the text below, can be safely entered into the “Dictionary of the Difficulties of the Russian Language”. And this is explained very simply: this turnover can be written both in two and in three words, and there are “literates” who can depict it like this: “nismAtrya”. No wonder the great Voltaire said that the strictest judges are not the ears of the listener, but the eyes of the reader.

Spelling

Many people who periodically or constantly write texts and try to do it competently are interested in the question: how is it written “despite the fact that”. This turnover is found not only in colloquial speech, but also in writing, even the one that belongs to the official category. If the word "despite" takes on the function of a preposition, then it should be written together. When a person doubts that this is a preposition, then he should try to replace it with a word that is suitable in meaning, that is, pick up a synonym and insert it into the sentence. Such a "substitute" usually becomes "in spite of" or "in defiance of".

How else do you spell "despite"? Separately, but this is only possible if the expression has taken on the function of a gerund. To be sure of the correct spelling, it is necessary to remember the peculiarities of using the “not” particle with a gerund, because the existing rules are valid in this difficult case. "Despite everything" - how to spell this expression? That's right - in four words, although there may be five words. For illiterate people. A literate person knows that this phraseological unit contains the pronoun “what” (instead of a noun) and the particle “neither”, therefore, there will always be four words, not five.

“Despite” is written separately if it is a gerund and is written together if it is a preposition.

Punctuation

If the sentence begins with the turnover “despite”, a comma is placed after it, and if it ends, then a punctuation mark should be placed before it. Two-way comma separation is necessary if the turnover is in the middle of a sentence. In the expression “despite everything”, commas are sometimes not needed - neither before, nor after, nor in the turnover itself. This rule is valid only if the expression is closely related to the predicate, and basically, this phraseological unit has a similar punctuation characteristic of the "shortened" version.

In complex sentences, implying the presence of complex unions in their composition, a comma is not always needed in the turnover “despite the fact that”. The fact is that this is a subordinating union, which can be divided into different parts, depending on the context in which the expression was used. If a sentence begins with this union, then a comma must be placed to separate the main part - after the subordinate part ends. It is noteworthy that sometimes the subordinating union breaks up into two parts, and the first takes on the function of a correlative word and refers to the main part of the sentence, while the second remains a union that requires the isolation of a comma, which is placed before “what”.

Additions are separated less often than definitions and circumstances, however, those that are attached with the preposition "despite" are usually separated by commas. The same applies to the words "no matter what": commas are usually needed.

"Despite the fact ..." is separated by commas

From two sides

1. If we have an addition attached by the preposition “despite”, then it is isolated, except in rare cases when the addition forms an indivisible combination with the predicate.

• He, despite the nervous atmosphere in the courtroom, remained calm and polite.
• Today, despite the frosts, competitions in the game of gorodki took place.

2. If this combination is “despite everything”, it is also separated by commas (the exception is the same).

• In the morning, no matter what, you need to go to the country.
• Emelyanov, in spite of everything, wanted to congratulate Sonya.

3. Sometimes the preposition "despite" is included in the subordinating union and participates in the design of a complex sentence. Where should the commas be placed in this case? Most often there should be three of them: before “despite” and before “what”, and then at the end of the subordinate clause.

in spite of or in spite of

Merged or separate?

Both spellings may be correct, because merged and separate spelling depends on the context.
The preposition “despite” has an unchanged form and is written together - in spite of .
The gerund "looking" with the negative particle "not" is written separately - despite .

Rules “Despite”

How to correctly spell the word fused " in spite of” together or separately?

Word " in spite of” is a derivative preposition, it comes from the particle “not”, the gerund “looking” and the preposition “on”.

The preposition "despite" is always written together.

It has a concessive meaning. A synonym for it can be the word "at least". The word “despite” is also spelled together in a stable combination “despite everything”.

Examples

• But the joyful mood did not subside, in spite of fatigue.
• In spite of the fact that Victor was the son of a factory director, he behaved evenly with everyone, without arrogance.
• Vika was too proud and did not forgive Alexei, in spite of the fact that the young man stood under her windows for several hours

Rules “regardless”

Word " despite” is a combination of a negative particle and a gerund.

With gerunds, as well as with verbs, this particle is always written separately.

The participle always denotes an additional action, therefore it is used only in combination with some kind of verb that has the meaning of the main action. The gerund “not looking” can always be replaced by the synonym “without looking”, if such a replacement is possible, then the word “not looking” will be written separately. The gerund "despite" can be used both with the preposition "on" and with the preposition "in".

Examples

Say all the examples out loud for better memorization.

• Asya answered quietly, despite on me.
• I even despite through the window, I knew that it was raining outside.
• The boy frowned and despite in my eyes, briefly answered that he did not know anything.