Split and separate spelling of prepositions: how correctly

In this article, we will plunge into the study of the Russian language and make another small step towards acquiring new knowledge. We consider the merging and separate writing of prepositions. And based on the above examples, we clearly see the difference between the preposition and other parts of speech.

The concept of a preposition

The official part of speech is a preposition, the functional feature of which is the expression of the dependence of a word on another word or on their group. It serves as a pretext for communication in words in sentences.

Prepositions and derivatives

Prepositions are called derivatives, if they were formed by the transition from independent to official parts of speech. Thus, the first of them lose their morphological attributes and lexical meaning.

And non-productive prepositions consider, if the named transition was not. Such pretexts are written separately:

• on the shore;
• To a friend;
• From the ship , etc.

Writing derivative prepositions

The preposition is an important part of speech, without which it is quite difficult to imagine full communication. This is an obligatory component, which is very, very often found in conversation and not only. We will consider the merging and separate writing of prepositions "through" and "in consequence".

The preposition "by consequence" is written together if there is a causal relation and the given word can be replaced in the text by a synonym "because of", without losing the semantic meaning:

• Because of the (because) that little work was left, Ivan did not hurry .

Separately the same word is written, if in the text it is a noun:

• In the investigation on the charge of the theft, there was not enough direct evidence.

Now consider another pair: "in view of" and "in mind." The view is written together, if there is a place for causality . That is, the given word can be replaced by the synonym "because of":

• Nikolai felt a certain respect for the person sitting next to him, in view of the fact that he behaved quietly and with restraint.

It is separately written, firstly, by using the stable expression "to keep in mind"; secondly, if the spatial meaning ( near, near ) is embedded in the phrase:

• The boat floated along the quiet stream of the river in sight (nearby, near) the shore.

The words "about" and "on the account" are written together, when you can use the synonymous prepositions "o", "about":

• I would like to talk about Fedor.

It is separately written, if in the text it is a noun:

• A large amount of money was transferred to the bank account .

Now consider the words "regardless of" and "in spite of". The gerundive with is not written separately - this is the main rule, and prepositions are written together, if by nature in the sentence have a conclusive meaning:

• Despite (it is possible to replace "in spite of") for fatigue, we with great pleasure went up to the top of the hill.

Example with gerundive turnover:

• Despite the sides, the guy confidently approached the stage .

"Kind of" and "in kind", we can write together and replace it with a synonym "like":

• Something like melancholy touched my soul.

But there is no reason to be confused with the "like" with the noun (in kind) with the preposition.

"Follow" or "on the trail"? We write together, if the preposition can be replaced by the synonym "after":

• After the fleeing years, I shout loud: "Do not!"

A combination of "in the footprint" can be a noun with a preposition:

• The dog barked loudly as soon as he bumped his nose into the trace of this animal.

"Meeting" and "meeting" also need to be able to distinguish by belonging to different parts of speech:

• A stranger comes to meet him from the dark alley .

You can distinguish in the following way: we write separately, if we mentally divide this word and insert an appropriate adjective:

• On (this) a meeting of graduates I will go necessarily .

"In the middle" or "in the middle" serves to express the spatial relationship, the merging and separate writing depends on your ability to distinguish a noun with a preposition from a preposition. An example of spelling of prepositions looks like this:

• I saw a sunlit glade, in the center of which grew a huge oak tree .

Here is an example with a noun:

• By (you can mentally add a word suitable for the meaning, for example, "most") in the middle of the hall was a line.

In order not to be mistaken in the words "like and" for similarity, "you can try to use a synonym" like ", if it is suitable, then we write together:

• A bird fluttered unexpectedly from behind a bush, like an owl .

For greater clarity, we offer you a table of writing prepositions.

How does the element under study differ from other parts of speech?

In order to correctly write a word, you need to be able to distinguish it from those parts of speech from which it was formed. These parts of speech can be an adverb, a noun, a gerundive. We consider, with examples, the merging and separate writing of prepositions.

And first of all, let's pay attention to the fact that a preposition can not be a member of a sentence, but it necessarily enters into a question that can be asked from one word to another. Let's give a simple example:

• I wanted to ask about the order. I wanted to ask (about what?) About the order .

We will disassemble, how correctly to write "during" and "in current". Both the preposition and the noun with the preposition are written separately. Errors are allowed, as a rule, at the end of these words:

• She worked a lot during the month.

That is, worked for how long? This is the amount of time. The preposition "within" ends in -e.

• In the course of the river there are many pitfalls .

If the adjective can be added to the word (in a strong current of the river), then we have a combination of a noun with a preposition. That is, "in flow" is a noun of the middle kind, used in the prepositional case. It ends with -i.

Now let's analyze the spelling of prepositions, which must be distinguished from the gerundive:

• The boy ran skipping, not looking at his feet.

"Not looking" is a gerund, answers the question - what are you doing? "Not" with gerunds is spelled separately.

• We went to the sea, despite the bad weather.

"Despite" acts as a pretext, and it can be replaced by a combination of "contrary to something".

And in the end we note the differences between the element and the adverb being studied.

• Motorcyclists with flags moved in front of the column .

In this sentence, "ahead" is a pretext corresponding in meaning to the words "before something" or "before someone".

• Ahead everything was covered with fog.

And in this sentence "ahead" is an adverb and answers the question - where?

Conclusion

Based on the above examples of comparative nature, the differences between prepositions from other parts of speech are shown, the rules of merging and separate writing of prepositions are considered. The rules of writing we summarized in the table, which greatly facilitates the perception of the new material.