19 words and combinations in which it is easy to make a mistake

1. "From that" and "that is why"

How to write these words - together or separately - tells you the context. For clarity, we shall understand by example.

No space is needed if "because" you can replace"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 4. - Because adverb reasons "because" or the phrase "because of this." For example:

"I sometimes despise myself... I do not that is why I despise others? "Mikhail Lermontov" Hero of Our Time. "

Another situation is when we are dealing with tandem"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 4, Note 1, Note 2. - From that preposition "from" and pointing the pronoun "he."

"The point of view changes depending on onWhere to look. " Neil Gaiman, "Fragile Things".

The example above shows that the reader suggests, "where to look". Of no reason the question. We write separately.

2. "Just" and "also"

In this case too, all depends on what meaning you put in an offer where the word is used. Consider the example of conjoint writing.

"She had blue blood, flat foot, lice, and also a gift of Providence. " Erich Maria Remarque, "Three Comrades".

Here "as" an alliance"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 2, Note 1. - Also, We can replace it with a "more." In some cases, the word is synonymous with the token ", too." If you mean it, then feel free to write together.

"I do not wish harm for sure same cause pain, as well as anyone. " Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".

Other writing we will meetRussian rules of spelling and punctuation - § 85, paragraph 4. - AlsoIf the "same" is a combination of an adverb and particle. To make sure that before you this is the case, try to replace them with "the same way." If the proposal is not lost its meaning, then we write separately. There are also an additional way to check: just unfold the particle "well". If the context is not changed, then the space is needed.

3. "Due" and "mean"

Again, we look into the context to understand how we write these words., Write separately if you have something in mind, because it is"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 60, para 1. - "Due" and "mean" noun with a preposition.

"The words that are said to mean something, even if you do not have anything in mind». Mariam Petrosyan, "The house in which ...".

If the "due" within the meaning of the sentence means the same as "due to" write something together, because it's an excuse. Example:

"And you would not go some way to where befits be the same as you, in view of that I, due to certain circumstances, to ask you to go there! "Tatiana Volodya," Person Crazy Princess. "

4. "So" and "and so"

To determine the correct option, pay attention to the part of speech. Fusion is written, if we are dealing with Union"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 5. - "So" and "and so". Within the meaning of the sentence he seems to be summed up, it gives a certain completeness above. If the context is not changed by replacement with "so", then we will write together. For example:

«soChoice: a beautiful ending or inglorious old age "Dmitry Yemets," Tanya Grotter well and Poseidon. "

Quite a different case, if we are under "and so" mean an alliance with an adverb. If a question arises in the proposal for this design, "How?", You can, do not hesitate to write separately. The following example is precisely this variant:

"Yet so nice so Naturally, when you like. " John Galsworthy's "The Forsyte Saga".

5. "Despite the" and "in spite of"

In these word forms still somehow often make mistakes, when in fact there is no difficulty. First of all, it is important to figure out what part of speech you're dealing with. Fusion is written excuse"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 69, para 1, Note 3. - "In spite of". It has a value of concessions, easy to replace in the "in spite of, not paying attention." What is important is not to be confused with the preposition collocations "in spite of everything." Consider the application of rules in the example below.

"But, despite damn sea despite the unbearable heat and vile, disgusting sand, my gray cells still work! "Agatha Christie's" The Riddle of the Egyptian tombs. "

In this case, the hero (Hercule Poirot) says about the factors that could stop him, but he paid no attention to them. Because we write together. Other writing we will meet if faced with a gerund and negative particle "not". As an example, in the embodiment below.

"He nodded, in spite of her. " Fredrik Olsson, "The end of the chain."

The character looked away to the side, the eye is involved. In such cases, we will write separately. To test yourself, just insert after "in spite of" the word "eyes". If the meaning and context do not change, then leave a space - right.

6. "Towards the" and "to meet"

To write without errors, it is necessary to determine the part of speech. Write "towards" we will, if"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 56, paragraph 6. - "In a meeting" and "forward" adverb before us (and answers the question "Where?") or a pretext, to which question to ask is impossible. For example:

"Top of mind. lifted me to meet and I say, I know who you are, and I'm ready. " Markus Zusak, "The Book Thief".

But tandem noun and the preposition "on" should write separately. Example:

"And then I'll go to meet God, if I have it, and his feet without turning. " Vladimir Korotkevitch, "Black Castle Olshansky".

Easily verified: between a noun and a pretext can always be something to insert. For example, write "on the long-awaited meeting."

7. "Because" and "as a consequence"

Understanding the meaning and the context helps to write these words correctly. Together with the 'e' at the end of the need to write, if "because" is a pretext"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 60, para 1. - "Due" and "in consequence" and is synonymous with a simple "because." As an example, here:

"The stone falls from of its own weight. " Frederick Stendhal, "Red and Black".

If you have an excuse before the noun "investigation", as in the example below, the written separately. Cum in token depends on the case form.

"If the law once bend, then another, and then they hole because of caulk as you and I would like, then it is not the law is, as a bludgeon. " From the movie "The venue can not be changed."

8. "To" and "what if"

If you look through the comments on social networks, we can see that these two ways of writing are still confused between them. Consider the moment when we must write together. That is, if in front of you union"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 1. - "To". Check easy: try to tilt the particle "to". If the proposal is obtained disconnected, it can not write separately. Demonstrate clearly:

"We were too late that save and that punish". Robert Louis Stevenson, "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".

The opposite situationRussian rules of spelling and punctuation - § 85, paragraph 4. - WhateverIf the lack of "if" does not fundamentally change anything, and the context remains the same.

«Whatever with us no matter what happens, that's right. " Max Frye, "The Dark Side".

9. "Too" and "the same"

Again there is confusion because of the particles 'same'. Together we will write if we face Union"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 2, Note 1. - "have" and "Same". Understand that it is he, it is possible, if it is synonymous with the word "also" and can not be added at the end of "the most." For example:

"To destroy someone else's bliss - it also bliss". Friedrich Schiller "Intrigue and Love".

If, however, we face a pronoun and a particle, it is necessary to write separately. As you can see in the example below, I added the word "most", and the meaning does not change. And "the same" on "and" in any way can not be replaced.

"He said one of them:" If you make a noise, I'll kill your sister, not you. " Also He said another thing. Do you understand? "Stephen King's" The Green Mile. "

10. "But" and "for"

In order not to make a mistake, determine the part of speech and understand the context. Fusion will be written Union"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 4. - "But" and "Because". Within the meaning of the sentence, he is synonymous simple "but". In the example below, it is sufficient to remove the "but" to understand that the context does not change.

By the way, to finally see if you can try to ask the question in the case of the Union do not work.

"Some characters are steadfast, but but stretched. " Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, "Neprichosannye thought."

Separate writing you will find, if in front of you an excuse with a demonstrative pronoun. They are always separated by a space. Check, too, will not be difficult because, unlike the Union, then you can ask a question. Below is precisely such a case, one can ask - "Why?".

"Let him forgive her forShe tears moistened his shirtfront spotless white shirt. " Theodore Dreiser, "American Tragedy".

11. "In Time" and "during"

Here, too, everything depends on the value that you put in a word. Fusion is written, if adverb"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 56, paragraph 6. - "on time" and "during" (Which is always the way, are written together) "on time" can be replaced by "in good time" when "should" or "at the appropriate time." For example:

"Spring came during». Marc Levy, "Everyone wants to love."

Another story, if we meet again noun paired with a preposition. Here "when" will be synonymous with the phrase "in the course", "in the course of something." Example:

"He who serves the darkness, never fun. Unless it is a convulsive hilarity oblivion, not feast during plague and laughter on the graves. " Dmitry Yemets, "Methodius Buslaev. Arcane depresnyak ".

12. "Deep into" and "deep into"

In this case, all too simply nowhere. Write together, we will, if we face an adverb"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 56, paragraph 7, and Note 1. - "Into" and "deep". So get somewhere inside or down. The example below shows that the "depth" is just an adverb. Answers the question "Where?".

"The mood, falling to the ground level, quickly has got a shovel and began to dig deep». Alex Glushanovsky, "The road to magicians."

Other writing arise if in front of you an excuse. We consider this case.

"No other road in her life was not as exciting as this asphalt, smooth, gentle curve leaving into the depths forests, leading to happiness, to pain, to joy, to love, to everything. " Jordi Rivers, "The era of Dandelion."

As you can see, after the "deep into the" we have a dependent word. We update, about what exactly is at stake. By the way, if you are dealing with a preposition, then you'll have to insert something in the phrase or to replace synonymous. For example, write "into the depths of the forest" or "in the thickets of the forest."

13. "Top" and "on top"

It employs the same principle as in the case above. If before you adverb"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 56, paragraph 7. - "Up" and "on top"As in the embodiment below, the write safely together.

"Philology moved upstairsSoundlessly stepping on istortoy carpet. " Sergei Dovlatov, "Another Life".

If we have a noun and a preposition, it is possible to get a word in between, as shown in the example. Also, you can easily be replaced by synonymous with "on top."

"When Eddie got to the top hill, he stood rooted to the spot. " Sasha screws, "I'll come back for you."

14. "In the beginning" and "the beginning"

Again insidious adverb and noun with a preposition. Together, of course, we will write in the first case"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 56, paragraph 7. - "In the beginning" and "the beginning". Within the meaning of "first" will be similar to the "first" or "right" - depending on the context. It answers the question "When?".

"We accept this or that truth only after at first We reject it with all my heart. " Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist".

If you do no harm to the meaning between prepositions and nouns can insert something, then write separately. For example, "at the very beginning."

"The end is already contained at the beginning». George Orwell, "1984".

15. "All" and "full"

If before you adverb"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 56, paragraph 4. - "all" and "full"Answering the question "How?", Then write together. As an example, in the case below.

"Yes, they were given complete freedom to die of hunger, and certainly this freedom they enjoyed with might and main! "Emile Zola" Germinal ".

If the question "How?" Is responsible not only to check the word, but soon the whole structure, write separately. Indicate the need for space and dependent word can. In the example we just see him:

"People are more like... torches blaze at full powerUntil they extinguish. " Ray Bradbury, "451 ° F".

16. "As for" and "on account"

Fused writing will have an excuse"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 60, para 1. - "What about the" and "at the expense"Having a fixed shape. It means an action in relation to something or uplifting topics, the issue about something. It may be synonymous with a simple "o", but in the case below a comparison with him is not even required. Since the character raises topic, write without space.

"But what about my human rights - not to hang around with a seal on the face of ugliness "Helen Fielding," Bridget Jones's Diary "?.

In tandem noun and the preposition always welcome additions. If you can add to the construction of an explanatory or verification word, as in the example below, we write separately.

"Of course, you will have your thoughts on that scoreBut always remains a chance that you still do not understand. " Jay Asher, "13 reasons why."

17. "Why" and "from what"

If you succeed in a bid to replace the adverb "why" to the "why", we write only one word. Although adverbs themselves always written together"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 4. - "Why" and "from what". Example:

«From what we always apart? "Boris Pasternak" Doctor Zhivago. "

In the case, when after "from which" costs explanation, put a space. Because in front of you, and excuse the pronoun "it."

"It is true - this is from what I want to live. And when the truth fit to strangle, that's not true... "Yuri Polyakov," Love in the time of change. "

18. "Besides," and "though"

Both options are correct, but the context is important. If by "moreover" means"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 3. - "Besides," and "though" "Besides", "except", "addition", we write together.

"We are mature people do not suspect how ruthlessly, and besides unerringly judged on our children. " W. Somerset Maugham, "the razor's edge."

If you are faced with a demonstrative pronoun, accompanied by a preposition, it is necessary to write separately only. You can check this by asking, "In what?" "With whom?".

"There is a family legend, he traded from some merchant and heavily though I have losses: lost or goods, or had been deceived. " Sergey Danilov, "Garden Shkroeva. People and destinies. "

By the way, more often, after "though" should be a noun. On this, too, can be judged.

19. "So" and "this"

Again determine the part of speech to write correctly. If to you the word of the union or an adverb, it is written together"Handbook of spelling and style of" D. E. Rosenthal - § 61, paragraph 4. - "So" and "this". Checking if the question "Why?". In the example below, it looks like this: I'll be a hero (Why?) - so.

"I'm a coward and so I will be a hero. " Dmitry Glukhov, "Metro 2033".

If you come across a demonstrative pronoun "this", accompanied by a preposition, we write separately. Typically, such a structure points to something and answers the question "On what?". Also easily replaced by the token "this."

"And he thought so about Rabbit, no one knew, because the rabbit was very educated. " A. A. Milne, "Winnie the Pooh and all-all-all."