Learning the Russian language is not easy for everyone. It contains a variety of spelling norms, rules and exceptions. When writing the combination "despite" pay attention to what part of speech it is expressed. It can be a preposition or a homonymous gerund. It is important to understand in which cases the turnover is written separately, and in which it is combined.
Derivative prepositions: rules in Russian
Prepositions in Russian are important. They indicate the dependence of nouns, pronouns and numerals on other words. This applies to sentences and phrases. The part of speech does not have its own meaning, so the preposition can only serve. When using it, it is important to know how to spell "despite". The correct use of a derived preposition involves various ways of putting it in a sentence.
Derived prepositions are transferred from other parts of speech. In doing so, they lose theirmorphological features: words are necessary to indicate dependence on other words, they cannot be declined according to cases, they have no gender and number, they are not members of a sentence. When writing, punctuation rules are taken into account.
Spelling "despite"
If you need to show that a person has given in, use the preposition "despite that." Its synonyms are the words "contrary", "ignoring". You can determine the part of speech by making a substitution. Example: "Despite the fact that all the streets were covered with snow, the kids were at every step." Replace the preposition with the word "against". It turns out the sentence: “Despite the snow that filled up all the streets, the kids were at every turn.”
Verification is carried out using a question. The preposition is a service part of speech, so the question cannot be asked. If you can get an answer after the question, then the word is a different part of speech. To determine the rules of writing, pay attention to such points:
- The spelling with "not" indicates that the sentence contains a preposition: "Despite the fatigue, we quickly climbed to the top of the mountain."
- A concessive meaning, when it can be replaced by the word "regardless": "Despite (despite) the offense, I spoke calmly."
- You can't omit the "not" prefix. It is wrong to use the word "looking".
- There is no replacement for another part of speech, such as a verb.
The preposition "in spite of that" cannot be removed from the sentence, as its meaning is lost. If atpronunciation, the prefix will disappear, it will become unclear what the person wants to say. This can be seen in the example of some sentences:
- They talked excitedly about their lives, despite the fact that they had not seen each other for ages. When changed to the word "looking", the meaning is lost.
- Vera decided to visit the institution, despite the fact that there was sorely lacking time.
Turnover is not always separated by commas. To correctly punctuate, you need to pay attention to the place of the preposition. It can be at the beginning or at the end of a sentence, so it is separated by commas on one or both sides.
Punctuation in circumstances
Sentences often use adverbial members, which include derivative prepositions. Among them: thanks to, in spite of, due to, like. Separation occurs to emphasize the meaning of what is being said. Example: “Despite the fact that there were many curious people on the street, the village seemed deserted and silent. He decided to go to the gym, despite the fact that the doctors forbade it.”
When using the preposition "despite the fact that" the comma is not put if it comes directly after the verb. Punctuation marks are needed only before the word "what". Differences in punctuation depend on word order. Example: “He looked despite the fact that his eyes hurt a lot.”
Writing a derived preposition
Part of speech helps to make a sentence colorful, indicatesthat the action was done in spite of something. Among the features are the following spelling rules:
- Derived prepositions consist of one or more words.
- Spelling must be remembered, you can check it in a spelling dictionary.
- When used, one preposition is replaced by another synonymous one.
The preposition "despite" is formed from a gerund. When writing, take into account the possibility of opposition. The particle "not" became a prefix. Unlike the participle, it is written together with a preposition. It is separated by commas, like the adverbial turnover.
