"With love" is the comma necessary or not? There are conflicting opinions on this question, where to put the comma and whether it should be put. The same disagreements are caused by the polite signature formulas: with respect, sincerely yours, with respect, with best wishes. If the phrase "with love" is a member of the sentence, then the comma is placed according to the syntax rules.
"With love" is highlighted with commas
On both sides
If homogeneous members of a sentence are listed, the phrase stands out on both sides.
- The husband is obliged to treat his wife with respect, love, care.
- I raised my daughter with joy, with love, with patience, and now she treats me the same way.
Before the phrase
1. If the listing ends at the end of the sentence.
- My grandmother taught me handicrafts with affection, patience, and love.
- It's amazing how animals treat their cubs carefully, caringly, with love.
2. If the second part of a complex sentence begins with a phrase.
- I really miss being apart, with love I reread his letters, every word.
- The grandfather does not punish the grandson, he even treats his pranks with love.
After the phrase
In the signature at the end of the letter. Authors of letters of the past centuries signed letters without a comma: “Respectfully A. Chekhov”, “With Bolshevik greetings M. Gorky”. Traditions have changed, modern authors are sure that the comma is needed and they know where to put it. This so-called "author's" sign is put on intonation and intuition.
Hello! Can you please tell me if direct speech can start with an ellipsis and a small letter? For example, in this text. - How dare you slander a respected person! My Zhenya never, do you hear, never ... At that moment the sound of a car driving away was heard. Hooray! Carried away! I relaxed. -… your mother would see you! - the neighbor finished her emotional speech. Was it correct "saw" to start with a small letter? Thanks in advance.
It was not possible to find such a case in the reference books, but in the academic reference book, ed. VV Lopatin there are two more or less close rules.
An ellipsis is placed at the beginning of a sentence to indicate a logical or meaningful break in the text, a sharp transition from one thought to another. In this case, the first word in the sentence is written with a capital letter.
Since the words. ..Your mother would see you! are designed as a separate replica in a new paragraph (and not as the second part of direct speech, inside which there are author's words), we recommend writing with a capital letter:
- ... Your mother should have seen you! - the neighbor finished her emotional speech.
| Question No. 302260 | ||
Very urgent! Please tell me: "let everything be as you want" - do you need a comma? Thanks!
Russian language help desk response
The comma is not included.
| Question No. 301221 | ||
Hello! Please help me with punctuation: 1. It's time to think like in leading companies. 2. There are no dogs_ exactly the same as you. 3. The work is interesting. I won't say_ easy or difficult, but ...
Russian language help desk response
Correct punctuation: It's time to think like a cutting edge company. There are no dogs exactly like you. The work is interesting. Not easy or difficult, but ...
| Question No. 299534 | ||
Hello, is there such a short adjective "native"? (text: ... how dear you are to me ....)
Russian language help desk response
This form exists.
| Question number 299100 | ||
"Do you think we have a chance?" / "Do you think we have a chance?" - after "what do you think" is it better to put a comma or a colon?
Russian language help desk response
Please write with a comma.
| Question number 298894 | ||
Separate the words "accordingly" with commas.
Russian language help desk response
RESPECTIVELY, introductory word
The same as "therefore means." For details on punctuation for introductory words and combinations, see App. 2.
One won and the other, respectively, lost, and this worried them, because it violated the statistical equilibrium. A. and B. Strugatsky, Monday starts on Saturday.
! Do not mix with the use in the role of a member of the sentence (in the meaning of "appropriately", "as required" or "according to what is said above").
They call you an old man among themselves, so look at them respectively . B. Vasiliev, And the dawns here are quiet.Since we went ... to the south, as you say, it is necessary respectively and behave. V. Shukshin, Stove-benches.
| Question No. 295719 | ||
Hello! We really need an answer to the question whether a comma is needed here: What do you think this person should have done?
Russian language help desk response
Missing comma before youas the question goes like this: how should this person have done?
| Question No. 295582 | ||
Sorry, I sent the question by accident and didn't add a word to the end. 1. But it is important to me where my son could go, especially as you said in the wilderness. - are the signs correct?
Russian language help desk response
But it matters to me where my son could go, especially, as you said, in the wilderness.
| Question No. 295015 | ||
Please tell me if a comma is needed in this sentence! Because of such (,) as you, we are losing.
Russian language help desk response
The specified comma is required.
| Question No. 294778 | ||
Hello! Do you need a comma in the phrase "How do you want it to be?" Thanks!
Russian language help desk response
The comma is put: How do you want it to be?
| Question number 293101 | ||
I accidentally refreshed the page. It seems to me that the question did not go away. "For life, it is not at all important how you strike. What matters is how you hold the blow, how you continue to move forward. If you go - go if you don’t turn away from fear! This is the only way to win!” Help with the commas in the phrase, please.
Russian language help desk response
A fix is \u200b\u200bneeded in the first sentence: It doesn't matter to life how you hit.
| Question No. 291240 | ||
Tell me if the spelling and punctuation marks are correct: There are not many like you - only you. Thanks in advance
Russian language help desk response
The writing is fine. But the meaning is obscured.
| Question No. 289699 | ||
Good day! "What do you think (,) who?" Do you need a comma in parentheses? It seems like a subordinate clause of one word, but it looks somehow strange. Thanks in advance!
Russian language help desk response
No comma needed.
| Question No. 287175 | ||
Please, do you need a period after the quotes? Anyone in such a situation, I would ask the question: "How did you achieve this?" Thanks.
Russian language help desk response
The point is not needed. A period after the quotation marks is not put if there is an ellipsis, a question mark or an exclamation mark before the closing quotation marks, and the quotation (or direct speech) enclosed in quotation marks is an independent sentence.
| Question No. 284814 | ||
Even if she is not (,) like you. Do you need a comma after "such"?
Russian language help desk response
One of the most common in high school is the comma before "What", "how" and in other words, in structures that are connected with them. This happens, some authors of school manuals call all constructions with these words a comparative turnover.
In fact "as" can act as a union or particle. And this design is not always a comparative turnover. In some cases, it is a circumstance.
The structure acts as:
- Predictable: The whole world as an exciting adventure.
- Definitions of either application: Crocodile, as a rare animal, is listed in the Red Book.
- Comparative turnover or circumstances: Life seethed like a waterfall of passions.
- Introductory construction: I decided to change my shirt, or chemise, as my mom would say.
- Accessory part: Living in the countryside is as difficult as describing the smell of freshly cut grass in words..
Difference and other combinations
Comma before "as" placed in the following cases:
1) If the combination denotes only likeness, that is, denotes "like" and no longer has any other meaning. This construction is called the comparative turnover and is a circumstance in the sentence. For example: Vasily, like a hero, defended his friend.But it is necessary to pay attention to such a moment that the comparative turnover is not separated by commas if it is in the middle of the sentence. In this case, the part of the sentence to which the given construction belongs is underlined. For example: At the ball, Anna, in love like a passionate girl, looked into the eyes of her chosen one. In this proposal, comparative turnover is not separated from "In love" comma only because these words have a semantic connection. If there is a comma before the word "as"then it will come out "Looked like a passionate lioness", but the sentence has a completely different meaning.
2) If the combination is used together with the conjunction "and". This construction is also called comparative turnover and appears in the sentence by the circumstance: Peter treated me well, like everyone in the class.
Applications
In order to prevent another mistake, it is necessary to determine which member of the sentence is the combination of interest to us, with which words it is associated:
1) In the case when used before a combination of words "So", "that", "such", "so" and many others. Such constructions are applications, and in the proposal they act as a definition. For example: Films such as horror or thrillers, he usually did not watch.
2) Combination has the meaning of causality. Usually it is an application, and in a sentence it is a definition. For example: The doctor, like a good specialist, paid a lot of attention to sick patients... This sentence shows the reason in combination "good specialist"... The doctor paid a lot of attention to sick patients because he was a good specialist. But don't confuse the app with comparative turnover. Comparative turnover is the assimilation of one object to another. And an application is when an object is called in a completely different way .
3) Union is part of the expression "Nothing else"; "None other"... For example: This event is nothing more than a pre-planned action.The construction given in this sentence is a nominal compound predicate. And we see that this member of the sentence is separated by a comma.
Introductory constructions
In some sentences, combinations are not members of the sentence, but act. They must be separated by commas on both sides.
1) The union is combined with the following words: "Now", "now", "before", "always", "usually", "exception", "rule", "on purpose" and others. These combinations act as introductory words that are not part of the sentence. For example: They, as if on purpose, did not rush home at all.
2) The union is part of the introductory proposal. For example: As Katerina correctly noted, the road was especially difficult. This sentence is simple, despite the presence of two grammatical bases. It is just complicated by the introductory construction. In this case, the construction in which the given union is present is an introductory sentence. The narrator names the source of the information. The combination is marked with commas.
Comparative turnover and incomplete subordinate clause
Before deciding if a comma is needed before "as", it is necessary to understand exactly what the difference is between comparative turnover and incomplete subordinate clause. It can be seen in the following example: Nowhere did I feel so good as at home... In this case, the second part is an incomplete subordinate clause. Also, do not confuse the subordinate clause with the comparative turnover, which is a one-part sentence: Write stories like thisas difficult as describing the sound of music in words.The second part is a one-part impersonal
Relationship with the predicate
There are many examples where a comma before "as" not put:
1) The combination is part of the predicate: Time flew by very quickly, a day as one hour. The comparative particle is part of the predicate and is emphasized along with it.
2) The word has a semantic connection with the predicate: The meeting flew by as one moment, that I did not even have time to recover. In this case, the comma before "as" not put, because the whole combination with it is a predicate, and the word itself is a comparative particle. Without it, the predicate would lose its true meaning. This award was like a gift from above... This combination also acts as a predicate, because without it the sentence completely loses its meaning. And the comma before "as" that is why it is not put.
Persistent expressions
Comma before union "as" not put if it is a part of such examples. After the meeting, we gained confidence in the future, because everything went like clockwork... In this case, the combination is part of a compound predicate, which is expressed in phraseological units in this sentence. Life must be valued and cherished like the apple of an eye.The combination is the same part of the predicate, which is a persistent expression. That is why the use of different ones is unacceptable here.
A few more features of the use of punctuation marks ...
To determine correctly, before "as" whether you need a comma or not, you need to pay attention to some more nuances. Is there a particle in front of this word "not" or such words: "Just", "exactly", "exactly", "absolutely" or "nearly"... If they are used, then there is no need to put a comma. In this case, such a construction will be called a comparative turnover, and in the sentence it will act as a circumstance. For example: Nikolai always behaved with dignity, he acted just like a real man.If the combination means "In the role", then the comma is also omitted: He spoke at the meeting as a math teacher. This sentence means that the person acted as a teacher of mathematics. In fact, he may not be.
We see that there are quite a few nuances in the use of a comma. You need to pay special attention to them, and then you can easily and simply avoid serious mistakes.
