Combined and separate spelling of prepositions: how to correctly

In this article, we will plunge into the study of the Russian language and take another small step to gain new knowledge. We will consider the combined and separate spelling of prepositions. And on the basis of the above examples, we will clearly see the difference between the preposition and other parts of speech.

Concept of preposition

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

Prepositions derivative and non-derivative

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

And prepositions are considered non-derivative if there was no named transition. Such prepositions are written separately:

• on the shore;
• to a friend;
• from a ship , etc.

Writing Derived Prepositions

The preposition is an important part of speech, without which it is difficult to imagine full communication. This is a mandatory component that is very, very common in conversation and not only. We will consider the combined and separate writing of the prepositions "due" and "in consequence".

The pretext “due” is coherently written if there is a causal relation and the given word can be replaced with the synonym “due” in the text without losing its semantic meaning:

• Due to the fact that there was little work left, Ivan was in no hurry .

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

• In the investigation, there was a lack of direct evidence for the theft.

Now consider another pair: “in view” and “in mind”. In view, it is written together if there is a place for a causal value. That is, this word can be replaced by the synonym "because":

• Nikolay felt a certain respect for the one sitting nearby, in view of the fact that he behaved quietly and with restraint.

Separately written, firstly, when using the stable expression "keep in mind", and secondly, if the spatial meaning is embedded in the phrase ( nearby, nearby ):

• The boat sailed along the quiet course of the river in view of (nearby, nearby) the shore.

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

• And about Fedor I would like to talk.

Separately written if it is a noun in the text:

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

Now consider the words “regardless” and “despite”. The participle with is not written separately - this is the main rule, and the prepositions are written together, if by nature in the sentence they have inferior meaning:

• Despite (it is possible to replace "regardless") with fatigue, we climbed the top of the hill with great pleasure.

Example with the participle turnover:

• Not looking around, the guy confidently approached the stage .

"Like" and "kind" we can write together and replace with the synonym "like":

• Something like longing touched my soul.

But you should not confuse the pretext "like" with a noun (in kind) with a preposition.

“Following” or “next”? We write together if the preposition can be replaced by the synonym “following”:

• Following the fleeing years, I scream loudly: "Do not!"

And the combination “in the trail” can be a noun with a preposition:

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

"Towards" and "meet" also need to be able to distinguish by belonging to different parts of speech:

• From a dark alley a stranger walks towards him .

You can distinguish in the following way: we write separately if we mentally separate this word and insert an adjective that is appropriate in meaning:

• I will go to (this) alumni meeting for sure .

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

• I saw a clearing illuminated by the sun, in the middle of which a huge oak tree grew .

Here is an example with a noun:

• On (mentally you can add a word that is suitable in meaning, for example, "itself"), a line was drawn in the middle of the hall.

In order not to be mistaken in the words “like and like”, you can try to use the synonym “like”, if it suits, then we write together:

• A bird suddenly fluttered out from behind a bush, like an (like) owl .

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

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

In order to correctly spell a word, you must be able to distinguish it from those parts of speech from which it was formed. These parts of speech can be an adverb, noun, participle. We consider with examples the combined and separate spelling of prepositions.

And first of all, let us pay attention to the fact that the preposition cannot be a member of a sentence, but it is necessarily included in a question that can be asked from one word to another. Here is a simple example:

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

Let’s figure out how to write “during” and “during”. Both the preposition and the noun are written separately with the preposition. Mistakes are made, as a rule, at the end of these words:

• She worked hard for a month.

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

• There are many pitfalls throughout the river .

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

Now we will analyze the spelling of the prepositions that must be distinguished from the participle:

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

"Not looking" is the participle, answers the question - what are you doing? "Not" with the participles is written separately.

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

“Despite” acts as an excuse, and it can be replaced by the combination “against something”.

And in the end, we note the differences between the element we are studying and the adverb.

• Ahead of the column were motorcyclists with flags .

In this sentence, “in front” is an excuse corresponding in meaning to the words “in front of something” or “in front of someone”.

• Ahead, everything was covered with fog.

And in this sentence “in front” is an adverb and answers the question - where?

Conclusion

On the basis of the given comparative examples, differences of prepositions from other parts of speech are shown, the rules of combined and separate writing of prepositions are considered. We summarized the writing rules in the table, which greatly facilitates the perception of new material.