Many people leave school illiterate. And it's not a bad teacher, but your own laziness. But after all, not all children without exception were C students, they were good students in any class. But, unfortunately, even they, if they do not use the skills of writing, will soon become illiterate. In order not to lose knowledge, it is worth refreshing it periodically. Today we will talk about the phrase "nevertheless." What is this expression, and is it separated by commas? A detailed answer to this question will be given below.
Still - what is it?
Many people think that this is an introductory word, but it is not. "Nevertheless" can be both an adverbial expression and a conjunction. And accordingly, the placement of a comma will depend on the position of the construction in the text, as well as on the meaning that it carries. If "nevertheless" can be thrown out of the sentence, and its meaning is not lost, then it will be a union word. But if this is not possible, then the construction should be considered an adverb.
When is a comma placed?
A person who asks such a question should not be considered illiterate. If you strive for knowledge at any age, this fact is already worthy of respect. Many hope that the computer or phone will place commas on its own. But after all, punctuation marks are often placed depending on the meaning. And not all programs can recognize it.
When is "nevertheless" separated by commas? If this expression is followed by a subordinate clause. Let's take an example. "Nevertheless, he still complied with the doctor's orders." In this case, the expression is a union. It can be replaced by the words "but, however, in spite of everything." By the same principle, a punctuation mark is put if the phrase begins like this: "He took all the advice of his friends, nevertheless, he acted in his own way."
It should be seen in context. If the construction is a connecting part, that is, a preposition, and it can be replaced, then it will be separated by commas.
When is a comma not used?
The phrase "nevertheless" is not marked with punctuation marks if the construction acts as an adverb. In this situation, it can be replaced by the phrases "despite this, despite the fact, after all." Let's take an example. In a sentence that begins with the phrase "and yet", a comma will not be placed. Just as in this case: "A man watched how slowly, but nevertheless steadily, the sun set behind the mountain." In this sentence, the phrase cannot be extracted from the text in order toit has not lost its meaning. To give another example: "He was quite young, but nevertheless he could make conscious decisions." In this case, the expression can be replaced by the phrase "despite this".
Examples from the literature
To better understand the rules of the Russian language, you need to read more. And not modern, but classical literature. In this case, you will be able to understand how the language changed, and how recognized geniuses wrote in it.
In the first case, "nevertheless" is separated by commas. An example will be from the story “The Goltz Family”, written by A. Fet: “Although written reporting about those entering the infirmary … lay on me, and the baron demanded a lot of order in this regard, nevertheless, looking after the infirmary was not part of my indispensable duties ".
And now consider the situation in which the expression we are analyzing is an adverb. As you already understood, in this case, punctuation marks are not needed. An example will be from a French novel: "Instead of geography lessons, he goes to visit a familiar cocotte, which, nevertheless, does not harm her education in the least."
How to remember quickly?
Knowledge is best learned through practice. Moreover, you must first understand how to write "nevertheless" in the case when it is a union, and when it is an adverb. The difference is basically obvious. To summarize the above, we can say that the construction is separated by commas if it can be extracted from the sentence, and the meaning is not lost. But if you remove the phrase,and it becomes unclear what is at stake, which means “nevertheless” is an adverb and punctuation marks are not distinguished. It's easy to understand, but harder to put into practice. In order not to make mistakes in your written speech, you should practice daily. How can this be done? You should focus on oral speech. Every time you come across a structure in question, you need to pay attention to it. And then, in writing or in your head, scroll through the entire sentence and think whether to put a comma or not. If a problem occurs, take another look at the rule. After two weeks of such training, the correctness of written speech and the use of commas will no longer be a problem. This method is great for an adult, but it is unlikely that it will be possible to force a child to concentrate on one phrase. Therefore, grammar should be instilled in children through daily dictations. Remember that the saying "repetition is the mother of learning" is not without reason. It is in this way, developing automatism, that literacy should be instilled in children. After all, the future of our country and our native language depends on them.
