If people did not decorate their speechadditional definitions or clarifying circumstances, it was uninteresting and dim. The entire population of the planet would speak in a business or official style, there would be no art books, and fairy-tale heroes would not expect children before bedtime.
It is the individual definition that stands in it. Examples can be found both in simple colloquial speech and in fiction.
Definition
The definition is part of the sentence and describes the characteristic of the subject. It answers the questions “what, what, s?”, Defining the subject or “whose, s, s?”, Indicating that he belongs to someone.
Most often, the definition function is performed by adjectives, for example:
- good (what?) heart;
- golden (what?) nugget;
- bright (what?) appearance;
- old (what?) friends.
In addition to adjectives, the definitions in the sentence may include pronouns denoting that the subject belongs to a person:
- the boy took (whose?) his briefcase;
- mom ironing (whose?) her blouse;
- brother sent home (whose?) to my friends;
- father watered (whose?) my tree.
В предложении определение подчеркивается wavy line and always refers to the subject expressed by a noun or other part of speech. This part of the sentence may consist of one word or be combined with other words dependent on it. In this case, these are sentences with separate definitions. Examples:
- "Joyful, she reported on this news." In this sentence, the single adjective is detached.
- "The garden, overgrown with weeds, was in poor condition." A separate definition is the sacramental turn.
- "Satisfied with the success of her son, my mother secretly wiped away tears of joy." Here the adjective with dependent words is a separate definition.
Examples in the sentence show that different parts of speech can be a definition of the quality of an object or its belonging.
Separate definitions
Separate definitions are considered to giveadditional information about the subject or specifying its belonging to any person. The meaning of the proposal will not change, if we remove the separate definition from the text. Examples:
- "Mom moved the child who fell asleep on the floor in his crib" - "Mom transferred the child to his crib".
- "Excited by the first performance, the girl closed her eyes before going on stage" - "The girl closed her eyes before going on stage".
As you can see, the sentences with separate definitions, examples of which are given above, sound more interesting, since an additional explanation conveys the state of the object.
Separate definitions can be consistent and inconsistent.
Agreed definitions
Definitions that are consistent with the word, the quality of which is determined in case, gender and number, are called consistent. In the offer they can be presented:
- adjective - a yellow leaf fell from a tree (what?);
- a pronoun - off my leash (whose?) was my dog;
- a numeral - give him (what?) a second chance;
- Communion - in the front garden was visible (what?) Green grass.
The same properties with respect to the word being defined have a separate definition. Examples:
- "In short (what?), His speech impressed everyone." The participle “spoken” stands in the feminine gender, singular, nominative case, as the word “speech”, which it defines.
- "We went outside (which one?), Still wet from the rain." The adjective “wet” stands in the same number, gender and case as the word “street” defined by it.
- "People (what?), Joyful from the upcoming meeting with the actors, went to the theater." Since the word being defined is in the plural and the nominative case, the definition agrees with it in this.
A separate, agreed-upon definition (examples have shown this) can stand either before the word being defined, or after it, or in the middle of a sentence.
Inconsistent definition
When the definition does not change in gender and number in accordance with the main word, it is inconsistent. They are associated with the defined word in 2 ways:
- A junction is a combination of stable word forms or an unchangeable part of speech. For example: "He likes eggs (what?) Soft-boiled."
- Control is the definition of a case,which requires a defined word. Often indicate a sign on the material, purpose or location of the subject. For example: "the girl sat on a chair (what?) Made of wood."
Several parts of speech may express an inconsistent, detached definition. Examples:
- Существительное в творительном или предложном case with prepositions "with" or "in." Nouns can be either single or with dependent words - Asya met after the exam Olya (which?), In the chalk, but satisfied with the assessment. ("In the chalk" is an inconsistent definition, expressed by the noun in the prepositional case).
- Verb in an undefined form, answering the question “what?”, “What to do?”, “What to do?”. In Natasha's life there was one great joy (what?) - to give birth to a child.
- Comparative degree of an adjective with dependent words. From afar we noticed a girlfriend in a dress (which one?) Brighter than she usually wears.
Each separate definition, examples confirm this, may differ in its structure.
Definition structure
According to their structure, the definitions can be:
- from a single word, for example, a delighted grandfather;
- adjective or participle with dependent words - grandfather, delighted with the news;
- from several separate definitions - the grandfather, delighted with the narrated news.
Separation of definitions depends on whichdefined word they refer and where exactly are located. Most often, they are distinguished by intonation and commas, less often - by a dash (for example, the greatest luck (what?) - to hit the jackpot in the lottery).
Separation of the Sacrament
Самое популярное обособленное определение, examples of which are most common, this is a single participle (participle). Commas with this type of definition is placed if it is after the word that defines.
- The girl (what?), Frightened, silently went forward. In this example, the participle determines the state of the object and stands after it, so it is separated from both sides with commas.
- The painting (what?), Written in Italy, became his favorite creation. Here the participle with the dependent word selects the object and stands after the word being defined, therefore it is also separated by commas.
If the participle or sacramental turn comes before the word being defined, then the punctuation marks are not put:
- Frightened girl silently went forward.
- Painted in Italy, the picture became his favorite creation.
One should be aware of the formation of participles in order to use a similar discrete definition. Examples, suffixes in the formation of participles:
- when creating a valid participle in the present. time from the verb 1 conjugation, the suffix –usch – yush is written (thinks - thinking, they write - they write);
- when creating in a crust. the time of the actual participle 2 is right; they use the “jal-box” (smokes — smokes, stings — sting);
- in the past tense, actual participles are formed with the help of the suffix –vsh (wrote — the writer, the speaker — the speaker);
- passive participles are created with the addition of suffixes –n-enn in the past tense (invented — invented, offended — offended) and ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
In addition to the participle, the adjective is just as common.
Adjective isolation
Single or dependent words adjectivesstand apart in the same way as the participles. If a separate definition (examples and rules are similar to the participle) comes after the word being defined, then a comma is placed, and if before, then no.
- Morning, gray and misty, did not dispose to walk. (A gray and foggy morning did not dispose to a walk).
- Mom, angry, can be silent for several hours. (An angry mother can be silent for several hours).
Separation with defined personal pronoun
When a participle or adjective refers to a pronoun, they are separated by a comma no matter where they are located:
- Frustrated, she went into the yard.
- They, tired, went to bed immediately.
- He, red with embarrassment, kissed her hand.
Когда определяемое слово разделяют другие слова, a separate definition (examples from fiction demonstrate this) is also highlighted with commas. For example, "Suddenly the whole steppe stirred up and, enveloped in dazzling blue light, expanded (M. Gorky).
Other isolations
Separate definition (examples, rules below) can convey the value of kinship or profession, then they are also highlighted with commas. For example:
- The professor, a young handsome man, looked at his new entrants.
- Mom, in the usual dressing gown and apron, has not changed at all this year.
In such constructions, separate definitions carry additional messages about the object.
The rules seem, at first glance, difficult, but if you understand their logic and practice, then the material is well absorbed.