Is it "really" isolated?

Separation of a phrase IN FACT depends on the context in which it is used.

If this phrase in a sentence has the meaning of really, in fact, , and this happens most often, then it is a member of the sentence, and not an introductory expression.

And then IN FACT does not stand apart.

For example. The student actually prepared very well for the exam.

Collocation IN FACT may be introductory, although less often. In this case, it serves to express such feelings as indignation, bewilderment, indignation, etc., and is not a member of the proposal. It is introductory, and therefore isolated.

For example. How much are you really going to beat your thumbs up?

Collocation in fact is more often adverb and does not isolate in a sentence. By value, it is equal to really; the way it is.

Although I seem to be talkative and active, I'm actually quite a shy person.

Collocation in fact may be introductory, if in the context it sounds like the speaker's disagreement with the interlocutor.

What are you really talking about!

In this case, the introductory phrase in fact separated by commas.

The introductory word is separated, so you need to separate it with commas.

And if in fact it is not introductory, then commas are no longer needed here.

What do you really need, Vasily? - an introductory word (you can actually remove it without much loss of meaning).

In fact, the kitchen turned out to be smaller than I thought. - not an introductory word (you cannot omit it).

If the phrase actually matters actually or really, then it is separated by commas, since it is an introductory construction.

Example sentence: Let's actually get down to our work. Also, this turnover can appear at the beginning of a sentence:

Actually, let's get down to our work.

If the phrase actually is a member of a sentence, then it is not separated by commas. You can also determine this by the contradiction that is in the context of the proposal.

Example: He was not really any singer.

A comma can come before actually if the sentence is complex.

Example: Although I'm talkative, I'm actually quite shy.

How to distinguish an adverb REALLY from a water word REALLY? The peculiarity of introductory words is that they constitute the second plan of speech, that is, they express not the content of the utterance, but the attitude towards this content.

Introductory words relate to a specific topic and can denote: a) the correspondence of the message to reality from the point of view of the speaker (actual, possible, desired); b) expression of feelings and appeal to the interlocutor; c) speech design; d) an indication of the source of information. Introductory words are always set apart.

The introductory word REALLY has the following meanings: 1) compliance with reality: What else, in fact, does a person really need? 2) the original argument: Actually, let's present a model of the process under study. 3) author's feeling (indignation, bewilderment): Why are you, in fact, all following me ?!

An adverb REALLY with the meaning really does not stand apart, for example: Do you really think so? His office was not really an office, but only a part of the room. In practice, an expression is REALLY more often an adverb.

If this is an adverb that goes through the text, then it is not separated by any commas.

For example: When I opened the cauldron, I thought it was mashed potatoes, although in fact it was peas.

If this turnover is introductory, then it must be separated by commas.

For example: What are you, in fact, as children!

• Does really stand out; commas?

  A combination of words actually can be separated by commas or vice versa, used in a variety of sentences without punctuation marks. It is only necessary to distinguish what this phrase is used for:

  • if it is used as an introductory one, then it is imperative to put commas (for example, Well, what else, in fact, do you want from me? );
  • if it is used in a different meaning, then you do not need to separate anything with commas (for example, This suspicious person was actually a fraud; that is, it is understood here that he is really a fraud;).

In fact, it is isolated only if it is an introductory word, that is, strengthening confidence. All that I needed, in fact, I did.

Second case: In fact, he was just a postman, and posed as a minister.

Actually do I need to separate with commas or not?

Adverbial combination actually does not stand out, unlike the introductory word. Although this combination can also be in the introductory construction and, therefore, be separated by commas, it is much less common in this function.

She said that she was Misha's mother, but in fact turned out to be his aunt.

And compare:

But what are you, Pyotr Vasilyevich, really talking about your poor daughter?

Good afternoon, there are options when actually you need to separate it with commas, and there are times when this is not worth doing.

If you use these words in the meaning of actually or reality then these words will be independent members of the sentence and a comma is not required for them. Example:

And when using these words as an introductory combination, you need commas. Example.

The expression "really" can be separated by a comma from the rest of the sentence, but more often than not, a comma is not needed. It depends on whether the combination is an introductory construct or a regular sentence member.

"Actually" is separated by commas

On both sides

The question of whether a comma is needed in the expression "in fact" rests on the question of whether this combination is introductory or not. If it can be replaced by the word "really", it can be rearranged or discarded altogether without loss of meaning, then we have introductory words; they are separated by commas on both sides.

• What is this really stupid job?
• Have you actually read this book?

Before the phrase

1. If the expression "really" appears at the end of a sentence, then only one comma is required - in front of these words.

• But what is this really happening !?
• We are no longer children, in fact.

1. We observe the same thing in the event that this expression is at the beginning of a separate turnover: there is a comma in front of it, and not after it.

• We drove along a dirt road, in fact, the road barely resembles.
• We left the professor, actually very alarmed.

1. Similar punctuation is required if "actually" appears at the beginning of a new part of a complex sentence.

• We searched for him for half an hour, in fact, he had already left.
• Peter assured that he was late, in fact, he was not at school at all.

After the phrase

When combining "in fact" where to put the commas, if it is at the very beginning of the sentence or after the union? The answer is simple: only after the expression.

• Actually, it's time to go home.
• In fact, he does not know the solution to the problem.

"In fact" is not separated by commas

This expression is not isolated unless it is an introductory construct. In this case, a question from other members of the sentence can be put to words from this combination. Much more often the expression "in fact" is not an introductory word, and is not distinguished by a common circumstance and commas.

Do you know..

Which option is correct?
(according to statistics from last week, only 47% answered correctly)

There are such phrases in the Russian language that you cannot tell right away - these are introductory constructions or members of a sentence, which, of course, creates a certain difficulty in the formulation of punctuation marks. Today we will consider one such case. Do you need to separate "really" with commas?

The rule itself

Nominally there is nothing to be confused about. If the object of research is an introductory combination and it is analogous in meaning to the expressions "strictly speaking" and "in fact", then commas are always put. But when the meaning is "actually" and "in reality", then the commas are completely redundant.

The reader, probably, was horrified by the intricacies of isolation or, conversely, non-isolation, let him not despair. Practice shows that authors of fiction also prefer not to rack their brains over commas and not to use them in this case.

In addition, all the same, whatever one may say, it is very difficult to understand even for the author himself, whether he expresses some kind of emotion, which means that "in fact" he stands out with commas, or states a fact that took place in reality. All this is very contradictory and arbitrary. And okay, if there was one author. And suddenly there is an editor who sees the text a little differently. In any case, here are some examples:

• "Vanya actually drank a liter of milk."
• "I've actually already packed my things and came to say goodbye."

Replace mentally in the second sentence “in fact” with “actually speaking”, and nothing will collapse.

The only problem is that here, too, a double interpretation is possible. After all, the nameless hero really packed his things. Therefore, whatever one may say, it is worth recognizing the wisdom of the authors of fiction, who answer negatively to the question: "Is" really "separated by commas?"

You can eliminate the structure and forget about it

The easiest way to save yourself from suffering is to remove the introductory phrase from the phrase, even if it is not. In many sentences where there is an object of research, the latter, of course, adds some colors, shades of meaning, but they can be neglected in order to save yourself from linguistic torture.

For example:

• "The color of the car was actually blue."
• "Lena could actually have played Chopin."

Honestly, in the second sentence, you still want to remove the commas, and this, in turn, proves the correctness of our previous thought: in such constructions, “in fact” can be removed without any hesitation or damage to the meaning.

Another way is to strive for more clarity.

Honoring language practice, you need to write sentences so that they are not ambiguous. In other words, you can get rid of introductory words, even if they are not introductory at all. In the two examples above, nothing will change if we remove "really", and the commas will have absolutely nothing to do with it - how wonderful!

If you really can't get away from the object of research, then you can use it boldly. Moreover, tradition does not insist on highlighting it, for example, in such sentences:

• “No, Serega, you’re not telling everything like that, in fact it was like this.”
• "I didn't get a '4', in fact I got a '5'".

Here, after all, the question does not arise, after "in fact" the comma is put or not. Everything is really obvious. And when there is no opposition of two points of view, then you can interpret this and that.

Synonyms - this is salvation

The correct remedy is to replace it with a synonym, or rather, a semantic analogue. Moreover, this should not be a substitute for one for another, sewed on soap. The proposal must be shifted towards either the introductory combination, or that element of the proposal that does not need to be isolated.

But, when there is no longer the strength to choose and be tormented by the question, "in fact" is highlighted with commas or not, you can resort to substitutions and thereby put an end to torment. Replacement options:

• in reality (usually does not require commas, but the author can do everything);
• practically (does not need isolation);
• in fact (similar to the previous one);
• turns out (may or may not stand out, depends on the context);
• really (similar to the previous one).

In other words, if you can painlessly replace the object of research with words that took the first three positions in the list, then commas are not needed.

Author, editor, reader

The topic is complex and ambiguous. And in fact, nothing definite can be said about it, for here a lot is decided by the will of the author. The reader as the addressee will accept any position of the author. If he is sufficiently educated, he will find an explanation as to why in this or that place "in fact" is separated by commas, or, conversely, not separated. In this sense, the reader is more tolerant than the editor.

The editor, on the other hand, may have a different opinion about the text that is in front of him. In the end, what matters is who is the last resort, for whom it is written.

The Russian language is so complex that almost any difficult rule has several exceptions, so you cannot choose any one way of writing. When a person is completely exhausted and cannot understand whether a comma is needed after "actually" or not, then let him turn to the word "turns out." The truth here, too, must be looked at in context. For example, three sentences:

• "I call him, call him, and he, it turns out, is asleep."
• "I knock-knock on him, but he, in fact, does not hear."
• "He finds himself where he always dreamed."

The first two cases express the attitude of the speaker, and in the third “in fact” it cannot replace “it turns out” in any way, because the meaning of the sentence will “float”.

But the good news is that, as we keep repeating, tradition insists on no punctuation marks. Therefore, the final answer to the main question is this: commas are not needed.

Actually

adverbial expression and introductory expression

1. Adverbial expression. The same as "in reality, in fact." Does not require punctuation marks.

Distant, alien, like in fact The foreigners, Aniskin and Luka, were sitting at the table, with non-village movements, putting their little fingers aside, raised their glasses of vodka, but in their own way they narrowed their eyes, in an incomprehensible way their eyes grew cold. V. Lipatov, Village detective. Boris Grigorievich's office in fact was not any office, but was just a part of the room, fenced off by several low cabinets ... V. Pelevin, Prince of the State Planning Commission. What was called the heavy artillery battalion was in fact three guns and four tractors: two incomplete batteries . G. Baklanov, The dead have no shame.

2. Introductory expression. The same as "actually speaking, in fact." It is distinguished by punctuation marks, usually commas. For details on punctuation for introductory words, see Appendix 2. ()

What else does a person really need? A. and B. Strugatsky, A billion years before the end of the world.

@ Examples from fiction show that the words "really" in the vast majority of cases are not separated by commas.

Punctuation Dictionary. - M .: Reference and information Internet portal GRAMOTA.RU. V. V. Svintsov, V. M. Pakhomov, I. V. Filatova. 2010 .

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Indeed- Indeed … Spelling dictionary-reference

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Indeed- Cm … Synonym dictionary

in fact- Cm … Synonym dictionary

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