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Even despite everything. How do you spell “despite” or “despite”? Separate writing: visual perception

Expert linguists claim that the expression “despite”, as it is written, which can be found out after reading the text below, can be safely included in the “Dictionary of Difficulties of the Russian Language”. And this can be explained very simply: this phrase can be written in either two or three words, and there are “literates” who can depict it like this: “nIsmAtrya.” No wonder the great Voltaire said that the most severe 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 to write “despite the fact that”. This phrase is found not only in colloquial speech, but also in written speech, even that which is classified as official. 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, he should try to replace it with a word that has a suitable meaning, that is, choose a synonym and insert it into the sentence. Such a “substitute” usually becomes “in spite of” or “in spite 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, you need to remember the peculiarities of using the particle “not” with a gerund, because the existing rules are valid in this difficult case. “Despite everything” - how is this expression written? That's right - in four words, although there may be five words. Illiterate people. A literate person knows that this phraseological unit contains the pronoun “what” (instead of a noun) and the particle “nor”, therefore, there will always be four words, not five.

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

Punctuation

If a sentence begins with the phrase “despite”, a comma is placed after it, and if it ends, then a punctuation mark should be placed before it. Isolation by commas in a bilateral order is necessary if the phrase is in the middle of a sentence. In the expression “despite everything”, commas are sometimes not needed - neither before, nor after, nor in the phrase itself. This rule applies only if the expression has a close connection with the predicate, and basically, this phraseological unit has similar punctuation characteristic of the “shortened” version.

In complex sentences that imply the presence of complex conjunctions in their composition, a comma is not always needed in the phrase “despite the fact that”. The fact is that this is a subordinating conjunction, which can be divided into different parts, depending on the context in which the expression was used. If a sentence begins with this conjunction, then a comma must be placed to separate the main part - after the subordinate part ends. It is noteworthy that sometimes a subordinating conjunction breaks 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 conjunction that requires the isolation of a comma, which is placed before “what”.

Learning Russian is not easy for everyone. It contains a variety of spelling norms, rules and exceptions. When writing the combination “despite that”, pay attention to what part of speech it is expressed. This can be a preposition or a homonymous gerund. It is important to understand in which cases the turnover is written separately, and in which together.

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. A part of speech has no meaning of its own, so a preposition can only serve. When using it, it is important to know how to spell “despite that.” The correct use of a derived preposition involves various ways of placing it in a sentence.

Derivative prepositions are transferred from other parts of speech. At the same time, they lose their morphological characteristics: words are necessary to indicate dependence on other words, they cannot be declined by case, they do not have gender and number, they are not members of a sentence. When writing, take into account the rules of punctuation.

Spelling the combination “despite”

If you need to show that a person has given in, use the pretext “despite that.” Its synonyms are the words “despite”, “not taking into account”. You can determine the part of speech by making a substitution. Example: “Despite the fact that all the streets were covered with snow, the children were at every step.” Replace the preposition with the word “in spite of.” The result is a sentence: “Despite the snow that covered all the streets, the children were at every step.”

The test is carried out using a question. A preposition is a service part of speech, so a question cannot be asked. If after the question you can get an answer, then the word is another part of speech. To determine the writing rules, pay attention to the following points:

The combined spelling with “not” indicates that the sentence contains a preposition: “Despite the fatigue, we quickly climbed to the top of the mountain.”
Concessive meaning, when it can be replaced with the word “despite”: “Despite (despite) the offense, I spoke calmly.”
The prefix “not” cannot be omitted. It is incorrect to use the word “depending on”.
There is no replacement with another part of speech, for example, a verb.

The preposition “despite that” cannot be removed from the sentence, since its meaning is lost. If the prefix disappears during pronunciation, it will become unclear what the person wants to say. This can be seen in some sentences:

They excitedly talked 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 establishment, despite the fact that she was sorely short of time.

The reverse is not always separated by commas. To place punctuation marks correctly, you need to pay attention to the placement of the preposition. It can appear at the beginning or end of a sentence, so it is separated by commas on one or both sides.

Punctuation under circumstances

Sentences often use adverbial members that contain derivative prepositions. Among them: thanks to, despite, as a result of, like. Isolation 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 training, despite the fact that the doctors forbade it.”

When using the preposition “despite the fact that,” a comma is not used if it comes immediately after the verb. Punctuation is only required 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

The part of speech helps make the sentence colorful and indicates that the action was performed in spite of something. Among the features are the following writing rules:

Derivative prepositions consist of one or more words.
You need to remember the spelling, you can check it in a spelling dictionary.
When used, one preposition is replaced by another synonymous one.

The preposition “despite” is formed from the gerund. When writing, take into account the possibility of opposition. The particle “not” has become a prefix. Unlike the gerund, it is written together with a preposition. It is separated by commas, just like the participial phrase.

“Despite” in its most common form (as a preposition) is written in two words.

Semantics

Means “not paying attention to anyone or anything.”
Expresses concessionary relations.
Used with the accusative case.

Continuous writing

The spelling of this combination depends on which part of speech is in front of us. Let's look at examples:

Despite the weather, we had a great walk.
If two hearts are meant to meet, it will happen despite time and distance.
They felt comfortable in each other's company, despite the long separation.

In all three cases, we are dealing with a preposition in which the word “despite” is correctly written together.

In order to make sure that you have a preposition, try replacing it with the following words:

without considering
contrary to
in defiance

Was the replacement successful? Then there is no doubt!

Separate writing

Is it possible to write “despite”? Quite, if “despite” is a gerund. We think you know the rule about writing the particle “not” separately with this part of speech. It works in our case too. See examples:

He silently left the audience , even without looking at her.
Regardless of anyone, the girl ran out of the room.

In the above sentence, “despite” answers the question “by doing what?” A synonym is the combination “without looking.”

Recognize the preposition (2 words)

Let us formulate the basic principles:

The meaning of concession.
It has a permanent form, that is, the prefix “not” cannot be omitted.
It is impossible to ask a question, since the functional parts of speech do not have questions.
Cannot be replaced by a verb.

Well, don’t forget that this preposition is written together with “not”.

How to recognize participles (3 words)

Here are the main points to pay attention to:

If you omit "not", the meaning will change to the opposite.
It usually contains nouns or pronouns with the prepositions “with”, “on”, “by”.
Since there is an additional action, in a sentence you will certainly find a verb with the meaning of the main action.
Synonymous with the combination “without looking.”

We write separately with a negative particle.

Punctuation

The phrases with the preposition we are studying are isolated.

Despite her years, the lady looked amazing.
A presentable, despite his short stature, middle-aged man entered the hall.
The girl learned to live on, despite the pain of disappointment.

When a phrase is at the beginning of a sentence, a comma is placed after it, at the end - before it, in the middle - commas on both sides.

Synonyms

The preposition “despite” can be replaced with synonyms:

contrary to;
against;
though;
contrary to;
contrary to;
across;
out of spite;
Although;
regardless of.

Of course, do not forget to pay attention to the context and appropriateness of using synonyms in a particular style of speech.

Antonyms

We will not consider all antonyms; we will present only the most obvious one - the word “thanks to”.

What do the English say?

But I’m curious, how does our preposition sound in English?

"Despite"

First of all, it is worth understanding the unspoken rule: if for us “despite” is two words, then for the British it will be a combination of one or three (but not two) words.

So, let's remember:

In English, this preposition sounds like despite (without of!) or in spite of.
It is followed by either a noun or a gerund.
You can say a whole sentence, but be sure to add the phrase the fact that immediately after the preposition.

Here are some examples:

He is hungry in spite of eating three big hamburgers. He is hungry even though he ate three big hamburgers.
She has a good mood despite the bad weather. – She is in a good mood, despite the bad weather.
Mary likes the dogs despite the fact that the dogs don’t like her. – Mary loves dogs, even though dogs don’t like her.
I want to be a singer in spite of the fact that I don’t have a voice. – I want to be a singer, despite the fact that I don’t have a voice.

"Although"

There is a word in English, although, which translates as “although.” Try not to confuse it with despite, otherwise the result will be grammatical nonsense.

The word although has two synonyms – though and even though. It would seem, what is the difference? Though is simply used less often than although. And even though emphasizes surprise at the fact.

Let's look at examples:

He drank my coffee although it was cold. – He drank my coffee, although it was cold.
Though all my friends like orange juice, I can’t stand it. Although all my friends love orange juice, I can’t stand it.
Even though 10 men proposed to her, she is still single. – Although she has been proposed to 10 times, she is still single.

So now you know how to spell “despite.” Despite the apparent ease of the rule, try not to confuse the preposition with the gerund.

They ran without looking around. is a comma needed?

A comma before the participial phrase is needed.


	Question No. 301918

How to determine what the words “in spite of” are - a compound preposition and a combined spelling or a gerund, looking with a particle not and, accordingly, a separate spelling?