And most importantly, commas. What is important in a person's life
eriksol: Sergey, hello! I'm not entirely sure about the correct punctuation in this sentence. I would like to know your opinion.
“Gorin didn’t like to reflect, but apparently(,) the stars have not aligned correctly lately: he has become nervous and twitchy, although he has a career as a successful lawyer, a house, a car, wealth, and most importantly(,) his pride and love - his son Stas( ,) in the end had to make him happy.”
Thank you in advance!
Best regards, Eric.
Correct (in terms of punctuation): Gorin did not like to reflect, but, apparently, the stars have been aligned in the wrong way lately: he has become nervous and twitchy, although the career of a successful lawyer, a house, a car, wealth, and most importantly, his pride and love - his son Stas [eventually] were supposed to make him happy.
Introductory word apparently(meaning “probably”) is isolated on both sides. Adverb does not require commas apparently(meaning “noticeably”), which is now outdated and is found mainly in classical literature. See, for example, “The Queen of Spades” by A. S. Pushkin:
Hermann opened a seven. Everyone gasped. Chekalinsky was apparently embarrassed. He counted out ninety-four thousand and handed it to Hermann.
After the introductory turn and most importantly (and most importantly) put a comma or a dash; given the complex structure of the sentence, a comma is preferable. A number of homogeneous members ( career, home... son) does not need to be closed with a comma.
The comma after Stas can only refer to turnover in the end, the identification of which depends on the meaning, which in this context is not entirely obvious. This phrase is an introductory combination and is isolated on both sides if it expresses impatience, irritation of the speaker (which is unlikely) or indicates a related statement as a final, summarizing one: they say, whoever, and the son must certainly please dad (but a similar meaning already clearly passed on and most importantly).
Commas are not needed if the turnover in the end acts as a member of the sentence with the meaning "after all, in the end": he said goodbye for a long time and finally left. But such an interpretation is also doubtful, because the author emphasizes that the hero’s concern contradicts his external well-being, which is designed to give happiness in the first place, and not on a residual basis. Thus, the meaning of the phrase remains vague, and we invite you to decide for yourself whether it needs to be isolated and used at all, based on your creative intent.
There are other semantic inaccuracies in the sentence. Let's say verb reflect means “to analyze one’s feelings and experiences,” and a nervous and twitchy person usually has no time for that. Instead of “career of a successful lawyer” it is better to write successful career as a lawyer, because a successful lawyer is not a profession. Elements of the sweet life like Houses And cars themselves indicate a good income, so the word prosperity looks redundant when compared to them.
Finally, the structure jumps around a bit: he didn't like to reflect But...he became nervous Although... It turns out two independent oppositions, although in both cases we are talking about the same thing. It is advisable to rearrange the sentence so that the reader does not lose the thread of the story. For example:
Apparently, the stars have been aligned differently lately: the usually balanced Gorin has become nervous and twitchy, although a successful career as a lawyer, a house, a car, and most importantly, his pride and love - his son Stas - should definitely have made him happy.
You often read news and large serious materials from reputable, respected publications on the Internet and catch yourself thinking: who is the author of these illiterate lines, where did they study, who taught them to use written Russian so ineptly. In addition to , a mistake in which, unfortunately, even specialist philologists make, many errors in the field of syntax and punctuation began to be found in the texts of would-be journalists.
Simply put, the question of where to put a comma, whether it is needed here or not, and if it is needed, then why, causes enormous difficulties for most writers. One gets the impression that they did not study this section of the Russian language either at school or at university, and they put punctuation marks where there is a pause in the language - this is where they strive to “stick” their “hook”. But in language, not everything is so simple - it has its own rules. MIR 24 decided to recall some of the punctuation features of the Russian language.
Punctuation refers to the system of punctuation marks in the written language, the rules for their placement in written speech, as well as the section of grammar that studies these rules. Punctuation makes clear the syntactic and intonation structure of speech, highlighting individual sentences and members of sentences. This greatly facilitates oral reproduction of what has been written.
(along with the colon and dash) is the most complex punctuation mark. In order to understand whether a given sentence contains a comma, you need to remember a few simple rules. In writing, this sign is used to highlight and isolate participial and participial phrases, definitions, isolations, addresses, interjections, interjections, clarifications and, of course, introductory words.
Also, a comma is used to separate between direct and indirect speech, between parts of a complex, complex and compound sentence, and homogeneous members of a sentence.
This punctuation mark is used either singly or in pairs. Single commas serve to divide a whole sentence into parts, separating these parts by marking their boundaries. For example, in a complex sentence it is necessary to separate two simple parts, and in a simple one - homogeneous members of the sentence that are used in the listing. Paired commas highlight an independent part of a sentence, marking boundaries on both sides. On both sides, participial and adverbial phrases, introductory words, and addresses in the middle of a sentence are most often distinguished. To understand where commas are placed, remember a few rules.
The main thing is the meaning
The most important thing is to understand the meaning of the sentence to understand the meaning of the sentence. One of the functions of punctuation marks is to convey correct semantics. If a comma is placed in the wrong place, the meaning is instantly distorted and a comic effect appears. For example: “Yesterday I entertained my sister, who was sick, playing the guitar.”
To highlight an independent part of a sentence, you need to read the sentence without this part. If the meaning of the sentence is clear, then the removed part is independent. Commas, as a rule, always highlight adverbial phrases, introductory sentences and words. For example: “The other day it became known that a friend of mine, returning from vacation, forgot her phone in the train car.” If we remove the participial phrase from this sentence, its meaning will hardly change: “The other day it became known that a friend of mine forgot her phone in the train car.”
However, there are cases when the gerund adjoins the predicate and in its meaning becomes similar to an adverb. In such cases, single participles are not separated by commas. “Why, sir, are you crying? Live your life laughing” (A.S. Griboyedov). If the gerund participle is removed from this sentence, it will become incomprehensible.
Insidious treatment
Addresses are always separated by commas in sentences. If it is in the middle or end of a sentence, it is not very easy to identify. For example: Tell me, boy, how far is it to the city? You are wrong, wife, when you say that Lionel Messi is not a football genius. Well, haven’t you noticed, sister, that the clock hanging on the wall has stopped?”
Let's compare
In almost all cases, a comma is used when talking about comparative phrases. It is easy to find in a sentence, mainly due to conjunctions as if, exactly, as, as if, as, rather than than, etc. However, there are exceptions. Comparative phrases are not highlighted if they are phraseological units. For example: It was as if he had disappeared into the ground. Rain cats and dogs and so on.
Between homogeneous members
A comma is placed between homogeneous terms, but not always. A comma is necessary for conjunctions such as a, yes, but, but, however. Also, a comma is needed between homogeneous members that are connected by repeating conjunctions (and ... and, or ... or, not that ... not that, either ... or). There is no need to put a comma between homogeneous members that are connected by single conjunctions yes, and, either, or. In addition, repeating conjunctions before homogeneous members of the sentence will help determine where commas are placed.
Difficulties arise when homogeneous and heterogeneous definitions come across. Between homogeneous definitions, a comma is necessary. For example: interesting, fascinating book. For heterogeneous definitions, there is no need to use a comma: interesting philosophical novel. The word “interesting” expresses the impression in this phrase, and “philosophical” means that the novel belongs to a certain genre.
Boundaries of simple sentences
In complex sentences, a comma is placed before coordinating conjunctions. These are unions like and, yes, or, either, yes and. The main thing here is to correctly determine where one simple sentence ends and another begins. To do this, you need to find a grammatical basis in each of them (subjects and predicates) or divide a complex sentence according to its meaning.
Defined word in participial phrase
A comma is placed in sentences with a participial phrase, but also not always. The main thing here is to remember that participles are isolated only if they appear after the word they define. The word being defined is the one from which the question is asked to the participial phrase. For example: The bus standing at the bus stop broke down. If this does not happen, a comma is not needed: The bus standing at the stop has broken down.
A comma is always placed before contrastive conjunctions - but, yeah, uh.
Oh those interjections
Affirmative, interrogative, negative words, as well as interjections, require commas. There is always a comma after the interjection: “Competent speech, alas, is a rarity these days”. But not everything is so simple here. The interjection must be distinguished from particles such as oh, ah, well– they are used for reinforcement, as well as particles O, used when addressing. “What are you like!”, “Oh, close your pale legs!” (V. Bryusov).
Here, of course, everything is very schematic and brief - Russian punctuation is much more complex and richer. But even these tips, I hope, will help you write correctly and put commas where they are justified by the rules, and not use them where they are not needed. I wish you success in mastering the “great and mighty” and remind you:
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And most importantly
union + introductory word; union + sentence member
1. Union + introductory word. Indicates that the speaker intends to express an important, especially significant idea. If the word “main” can be removed or moved, then it is highlighted on both sides with punctuation marks, usually commas. If it is impossible to exclude or rearrange the word “main”, then a comma is not placed between “a” and “main”. The conjunction "a" is usually preceded by a comma or (depending on the context) other punctuation mark.
He believed that the apartment is better the higher it is located - more sun and air, and most importantly - it seems far away, if not to the end, then at least to half of the city. V. Bykov, Wolf Pack. Quiet, responsive, not in a hurry, and most importantly, Why are they worse than us, really? V. Vysotsky, Dolphins and Crazies. And most importantly: our “bias” will be very, very dear to the future historian. I. Bunin, Cursed Days.The work needs to be done as quickly as possible, and most importantly, as high quality as possible.
2. Union + member of the proposal. Syntactic constructions with the conjunction “a” are isolated.
But fish and fowl were mere trifles, and most importantly was not about that. D. Mamin-Sibiryak, Raspberry Mountains. Just think, climbing to such a dizzying height to make sure that it is not a height, but only a foothill, and most importantly there, further, and reaching it is an unthinkable undertaking. B. Okudzhava, Travel of Amateurs. The preparatory stage took three whole weeks, and most importantly the work was still ahead.
Dictionary-reference book on punctuation. - M.: Reference and information Internet portal GRAMOTA.RU. V. V. Svintsov, V. M. Pakhomov, I. V. Filatova. 2010 .
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Of course, I would like to believe that we live for a reason, but for a reason. Does anyone know what the meaning of life is? Everything is relative, since humanity still does not have any specific goals that everyone and everyone can move towards.
What is the most important thing in life? Any person sooner or later begins to ask this question. A lot has been said about the meaning of life and at the same time nothing has been said at all. Each of us must determine for himself personally what is a priority for him, what is worth living or even dying for.
What is the most important thing in life? There are people (by the way, there are many of them) who believe that career should come first. Why is she? Yes, many people really don’t understand the point of wasting themselves trying to curry favor with their superiors. Yes, a good position means status, money, respect, but do not forget that careerists are not so often happy in
A person who devotes himself entirely to work will sooner or later realize that he is lonely, and those around him are not friends, but simply people looking for some kind of benefit. What happens after such an epiphany? A person can realize that a high position is not the main achievement in life. At the same time, he will most likely try to change and rethink everything. Another option is also possible: a person, realizing his loneliness, will become an even greater careerist and finally withdraw into himself.
What is the most important thing in life? Many say it's love and family. There's really no need to generalize these two concepts. Why? Because often strong families are created not at all out of love, and those relationships that were originally based on love are collapsing. Family is perhaps the most beautiful thing a person can have. How nice it is to constantly feel the support of someone, to understand that they are waiting for you at home. Love is something that will pass with time. It is very good if affection comes to replace it. The main thing is that there is no emptiness.
People who see the meaning of life in the family, as a rule, live happily regardless of what financial situation they are in, from who they work, what position they have risen to, and so on. Is it good? Without a doubt! Family can really be called the main thing in Is it easy to argue with this?
Is love the most important thing in life? Perhaps, just don’t confuse it with passion. Love-passion is vanity, and love-affection is something eternal.
What is the most important thing in life? Some will say that the most important thing in life is education. Yes, some people are truly ready to learn throughout their lives. Is it correct? Here you can also look from different angles. The fact is that educated people have always been valued, but why dedicate your whole life exclusively to theory. There is an opinion that those who are afraid to live life to the fullest become a scientist.
Some people believe that the most important thing in life is some kind of achievement. Such people set a goal and go towards it, no matter what. What is this goal? So it does not matter. The main thing is that she was. It can be a victory in any competition, a parachute jump, opening your own business. What is important here is not the result, but the process. A person sometimes feels alive only when he is busy with something. Constant self-realization is the main thing in the life of some individuals. It also sounds quite convincing.
How can you determine what is most important in life for you? Analyze yourself, your character, think about your aspirations, goals, and so on. Surely you will find something that can be developed to global proportions. Do not be afraid that the path you have chosen at one fine moment will seem false, wrong. Remember that it is never too late to change everything. Meaning in life can only be found by those who want to find it and are constantly looking for it. Don't dwell on little things and don't pay too much attention to other people's points of view - look for your own path.
What is the most important thing in life? Some can answer this question at the age of 20, as Benjamin Franklin did (at the age of 20, he thought about what kind of person he wanted to become and made a list of 13 virtues that he had strived for all his life and achieved a lot).
But most people realize WHAT really was the most important thing in their lives at the very end of their lives. What do people regret at the end of their lives? Australian nurse Broni Ver thought about this. She worked all her life in a hospice, in a department where hopeless patients spend their last days. She talked a lot with them, they said what they regret and what they now consider the most important in life. Bronya Ver owns the book “The 5 Main Regrets of Dying People.”
I think it’s no coincidence that the vast majority of people at the end of their lives named these 5 things as the most important in life. Most likely, they are the main thing in life that we don’t have enough time for.
The 5 main regrets of people at the end of life from the book of Australian nurse Bornie Ver
1. It’s a pity that I didn’t have the courage to stay true to myself and live the way I wanted, to follow my dreams and my calling
We often follow society's ideas and stereotypes. Our environment convinces us that we need to live like everyone else. We betray our dreams, bury our talents.
And only at the end of life does a person realize that it was stupid to listen to others. You had to live your life. Someone dreamed of being a doctor and this was his calling. But everyone around said that to get this profession you need a lot of money. You are from a poor family, so you must work together with your father, become an assistant in his business. And someone wanted to become an artist ...
2. It is a pity that I worked too much and spent little time with my family.
Recently, people have begun to pay more and more attention to this problem. A movement appeared in Europe, America, Australia. And more and more people follow it. People have realized that they can always make more money. But no one can give them back their time. They make a lot of money working for big companies 12 hours a day, but they don't have time to even spend that money spending time with their family.
As a result, people begin to look for jobs where they earn less money, but at the same time work half a day. Some are switching to remote work or becoming. Freeing up time for life! They can now pick up the child from school themselves, play with him in the park, and so on. They have time for life, for a leisurely life (slow life).
3. It’s a pity that I was embarrassed to openly express my feelings towards others
In society, it is customary to behave with restraint towards other people. Expressing your feelings is considered weakness. Overly emotional people who constantly express joy and delight are considered, to put it mildly, strange.
But at the end of life, people regret that they adhered to this order of society, this stereotype. They regret that they didn’t tell their loved ones enough about their love and tender feelings. I think we all miss that. It is no coincidence that World Hug Day appeared. Look how children, with their consciousness still open, love to hug. And express your love to others.
4. I wish I had spent more time with my friends.
The older we get, the less time we have for friends. We work hard and achieve our goals. And many forget the friends of childhood and youth, justifying this by the fact that they no longer fit into the high level of people in their circle. But then everyone invariably regrets it.
5. I wish I had allowed myself to live a simpler life and just be happy.
We often tell ourselves that I will be happy when I get rid of loneliness or get a new job or build a house or when I have children or when I earn a lot of money and so on. By doing this, we allow ourselves to be happy only when we achieve something. But nothing prevents us from being happy already at this moment, without any conditions, to feel inner joy and harmony, love for ourselves, for the world and for our relatives.
We often do not notice how much we have and therefore cannot be happy with what we have. And we dream of getting something else. But having received, we understand that this also does not bring us joy and we begin to want more. And so on ad infinitum. We need to appreciate what we have.
What is the most important thing in life?
Note that no one, summing up his life, said that it was important that he worked as a commercial director or had an outstanding career in sales. Apparently Career is not the most important thing in our life.
Everyone regretted that they spent little time with friends and family. This means that the main and important thing in life is not the result, not achievements, but the process, the path itself and life itself!
It's also important to be yourself do not betray your dreams, realize your gifts and talents, !
Still important appreciate what you have, be happy in every moment of life. Don't regret the past and don't be afraid of the future. Conclude yourself, as Dale Carnegie said, .
This turns out to be what is important in a person’s life!
I wish everyone to enjoy life, live in the moment and moment, appreciate your loved ones and tell them about it more often!
