Punctuation rules in Russian. Also - is a comma needed? Is it also separated by commas? Do I need to put a comma after besides

Introductory constructions always raise a lot of questions and doubts about punctuation, and in this case, there may be fluctuations whether a comma is needed after “besides” or before it. Indeed, this combination can be introductory and require the use of signs, or it can be an ordinary member of the sentence and not stand out in any way. Let's consider this question and determine whether the words "in addition" are separated by commas or not and where to put signs.

"In addition" is separated by commas

From two sides

If this combination is introductory, as is most often the case, then commas are needed on both sides of “in addition” (of course, a comma at the beginning of a sentence is not put, as well as at the end - there is a sign of the end of the sentence).

Zinaida, moreover, was beautiful and attracted people with her kind address.
You need to go to the store, in addition, you need to look at your aunt and find out the issue of matchmaking.

Before the word

1. If the introductory word is at the very beginning of the revolution, then a comma is not placed after it, only after the entire revolution.

Grandfather Matvey, who also preferred long walks, still wandered around the forest for days, although this was no longer part of his duties.
The Shumakovs have already left and, besides preferring to rest abroad, they will probably return penniless.

2. However, the combination "in addition" may not be introductory, being a member of the proposal. In this case, you can put questions to him “except for what?” or "except what?". Then, of course, a comma is placed only before “besides”, since additions with this union are isolated.

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Put a comma or not

« Besides» - always stands out with commas (both at the beginning and in the middle of a sentence).

« More likely” in the meaning of “very likely, most likely” - is separated by commas. For example: “Of course, it’s all because of the cognac and the steam room, otherwise he would most likely keep silent.” In the meaning of "fastest" - does not stand out. For example: "This way, most likely, you could come to the house."

« Quicker» is not separated by commas:

if in the meaning of "better, more willing" For example: "She would rather agree to die than betray him."
if in the meaning of "better to say". For example: "pronouncing some remark or rather an exclamation."

« Quicker» is separated by a comma if it is an introductory word expressing the author's assessment of the degree of reliability of this statement in relation to the previous one (meaning "most likely" or "most likely"). For example: "He cannot be called a smart person - rather, he is on his own mind."

« Of course», « Certainly"- does not stand out with commas at the beginning of the response remark, pronounced in a tone of confidence, conviction: "Of course it is!".
In other cases, a comma is needed.

Expressions " All in all», « generally" are separated in the meaning of "in short, in a word", then they are introductory and are separated by commas.

« First of all” are separated by commas as introductory words in the meaning of “firstly”. For example: “First of all, he is quite a capable person.” The comma is not put if these words are used in the meaning of "first, first." For example: "First of all, you need to contact a specialist." comma after " A», « But” etc. is not needed: “But first of all, I want to say.” When clarifying, the entire turnover is highlighted: “There is hope that these proposals, primarily from the Ministry of Finance, will not be accepted or will be changed.”

« At least», « at least” - are isolated only when inverted: “This issue was discussed twice, at least.”

« In its turn"- does not stand out with a comma in the meaning of" on its part, "in response, when the turn has come." And as introductory are isolated.

« Literally» - not introductory, not separated by commas.

« Hence". If in the meaning “therefore, thus, it means”, then commas are needed. For example: "So you, therefore, are our neighbors."
BUT! If in the meaning "therefore, because of this, based on the fact that", then the comma is needed only on the left. For example: “I found a job, so we will have more money”; “You are angry, therefore you are wrong”; "You can't bake a cake, so I'll bake it."

« Least". If in the value of "the smallest", then without commas. For example: “At least I will wash the dishes”; "He made at least a dozen mistakes."
BUT! If in the meaning of comparison with something, emotional evaluation, then with a comma. For example: “At a minimum, this approach involves control”, “For this you need, at a minimum, to understand politics.”

« That is, if», « especially if” - a comma is usually not needed.

« That is» is not an introductory word and is not separated by commas on both sides. This is a union, a comma is placed before it (and if in some contexts a comma is placed after it, then for other reasons: for example, to highlight some separate construction or subordinate clause that comes after it).
For example: “It’s still five kilometers to the station, that is, an hour’s walk” (no comma is needed), “It’s still five kilometers to the station, that is, if you go slowly, an hour’s walk” (a comma after “that is” is placed to highlight the subordinate clause sentence "if you go slowly").

« Anyway” are separated by commas as introductory if they are used in the meaning of “at least”.

« Besides», « Besides», « besides (other things)», « besides everything (other things)» are separated as introductory.
BUT! "Besides" is a conjunction, a comma is NOT needed. For example: "In addition to the fact that he does nothing, he also makes claims against me."

« Thereby», « thanks to», « thanks to something" And " along with something» - A comma is usually not required. Separation is optional. The presence of a comma is not an error.

« Especially» - no comma.

« Especially when», « especially since», « especially if" and so on. - a comma is needed before "especially". For example: “Such arguments are hardly needed, especially since this is a false statement”, “especially if it means”, “relax, especially since you have a lot of work ahead of you”, “you shouldn’t sit at home, especially if your partner invites to dance."

« And» - is distinguished by a comma only in the middle of a sentence (on the left).

« Nevertheless"- a comma is placed in the middle of the sentence (on the left). For example: "He decided everything, nevertheless I will try to convince him."
BUT! If “but nevertheless”, “if nevertheless”, etc., then commas are NOT needed.

If " however" in the meaning of "but", then the comma on the right side is NOT put. (An exception is if it is an interjection. For example: “However, what a wind!”).

« In the end"- if in the value" in the end ", then the comma is NOT put.

« Really” is not distinguished by commas in the meaning “in fact” (that is, if this is a circumstance expressed by an adverb), if it is synonymous with the adjective “real” - “real, genuine”. For example: “Her bark itself is thin, not like that of oak or pine, which are really not afraid of hot sun rays”; "You are really very tired."

« Really” can act as an introductory and stand apart. The introductory word is distinguished by intonational isolation - it expresses the speaker's confidence in the truth of the reported fact. In controversial cases, the issue of punctuation is decided by the author of the text.

« Because of”- a comma is NOT needed if it is a union, that is, if it can be replaced with “because”. For example: “As a child, he underwent a medical check-up because he fought in Vietnam”, “maybe it’s all because I love it when a person sings” (a comma is needed, because replace “because” with it is forbidden).

« Anyway". A comma is needed if the meaning is "however". Then this is an introduction. For example: "She knew that, one way or another, she would tell Anna everything."
BUT! The adverbial expression "one way or another" (the same as "one way or another" or "in any case") does NOT require punctuation. For example: "War is somehow necessary."

Always without commas

Firstly;
at first sight;
like;
like;
for sure;
likewise;
More or less;
literally;
in addition;
in the (ultimate) end;
in the end;
as a last resort;
best case scenario;
Anyway;
at the same time;
overall;
mostly;
especially;
in some cases;
through thick and thin;
subsequently;
otherwise;
as a result;
due to this;
nevertheless;
in this case;
in the same time;
generally;
in this regard;
mainly;
often;
exclusively;
as a maximum;
meanwhile;
just in case;
in case of emergency;
if possible;
as far as possible;
still;
practically;
approximately;
with all (with) that;
with (all) desire;
on occasion;
wherein;
likewise;
the biggest;
the least;
actually;
generally;
maybe;
as if;
in addition;
to top it off;
I suppose;
by the proposal;
by order;
by decision;
like;
traditionally;
supposedly.

No comma at the beginning of a sentence

"Before... I found myself..."
"Since…".
"Before as…".
"Although…".
"As…".
"In order to…".
"Instead of…".
“Actually…”
"While…".
“Especially since…”.
"Nevertheless…".
“Despite the fact that ...” (at the same time - separately); DO NOT put a comma before "what".
"If…".
"After…".
"And…".

The comma is placed depending on the position of the words(s) in the text

« Finally" in the meaning of "finally" - does not stand out with commas.

« And this despite the fact that... "- a comma is placed in the middle of the sentence!

« Based on this, ... "- a comma is placed at the beginning of the sentence. BUT: “He did so on the basis of ...” - the comma is not put.

« After all, if...then..."- a comma before "if" is not put, since the second part of the double union - "then" goes on. If there is no "then", then a comma is placed before the "if".

« Less than two years... ”- a comma before“ what ”is not put, because this is not a comparison.

comma before " How» is put only in case of comparison. For example: "Politicians such as Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov ..." - a comma is placed, because. is the noun "politics". BUT: "... politicians such as Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov ..." - there is no comma before "how".

« God forbid», « God forbid», « for God's sake» - not separated by commas.

BUT: commas are placed on both sides:

"Thank God" - in the middle of a sentence is highlighted with commas on both sides. If at the beginning of a sentence, a comma is highlighted (on the right side).
"Honest to God" - in these cases, commas are placed on both sides.
"My God" - is separated by commas on both sides.

Something about introductory words

If the introductory word can be omitted or rearranged to another place in the sentence without violating its structure (usually this happens with the unions “and” and “but”), then the union is not included in the introductory construction - a comma is needed. For example: "Firstly, it became dark, and, secondly, everyone was tired."

If the introductory word cannot be removed or rearranged, then the comma after the union (usually with the union “a”) is not put. For example: “She just forgot about this fact, or maybe she never remembered it”, “..., and therefore ...”, “..., and maybe ...”, “..., which means ...”.

If the introductory word can be removed or rearranged, then a comma is needed after the union “a”, since it is not associated with the introductory word, that is, soldered combinations such as “so”, “and by the way”, “and therefore”, “are not formed. maybe,” etc. For example: “She not only didn’t love him, but maybe even despised him.”

If at the beginning of the sentence there is a coordinating union (in the connecting meaning) “and”, “yes” in the meaning of “and”, “too”, “also”, “and then”, “otherwise”, “yes and”, “and also, etc., and then an introductory word, then a comma before it is not needed. For example: “And really, you shouldn’t have done this”; “And perhaps it was necessary to do something differently”; “Finally, the action of the play is ordered and divided into acts”; “Besides, other circumstances came to light”; “But of course, everything ended well.”

It rarely happens: if at the beginning of a sentence there is an adjunctive union, and the introductory construction stands out intonationally, then commas are needed. For example: "But, to my great annoyance, Shvabrin decisively announced ..."; "And, as usual, they remembered only one good thing."

The main groups of introductory words and phrases

(separated by commas + on both sides if in the middle of a sentence)

1. Expressing the speaker's feelings (joy, regret, surprise, etc.) in connection with the message:

to annoyance;
to amazement;
Unfortunately;
to chagrin;
unfortunately;
to joy;
Unfortunately;
to shame;
fortunately;
to the surprise;
to horror;
bad luck;
for joy;
for luck;
the hour is not even;
there is nothing to conceal;
by misfortune;
fortunately;
strange affair;
amazing thing;
what good, etc.

2. Expressing the speaker's assessment of the degree of reality of what is being reported (confidence, uncertainty, assumption, possibility, etc.):

without any doubts;
undoubtedly;
indisputably;
may be;
right;
probably;
apparently;
Maybe;
Indeed;
in fact;
should be;
Think;
Seems;
it would seem that;
Certainly;
Maybe;
May be;
Maybe;
Hope;
presumably;
is not it;
undoubtedly;
obviously;
apparently;
in all probability;
authentic;
perhaps;
I suppose;
in fact;
on the merits;
Truth;
right;
of course;
goes without saying;
tea, etc.

3. Pointing to the source of the reported:

They say;
say;
transmit;
In your;
according to...;
remember;
In my opinion;
in our way;
according to legend;
according to…;
according to…;
according to rumors;
according to the message ...;
according to you;
heard;
report, etc.

4. Pointing to the connection of thoughts, the sequence of presentation:

All in all;
Firstly;
second, etc.;
however;
Means;
in particular;
The main thing;
Further;
Means;
So;
For example;
Besides;
by the way;
By the way;
by the way;
by the way;
finally;
vice versa;
For example;
against;
I repeat;
I emphasize;
more than that;
on the other side;
On the one side;
that is;
thus, etc.;
as it were;
whatever it was.

5. Pointing to the techniques and ways of formalizing the expressed thoughts:

rather;
generally speaking;
in other words;
if I may say so;
if I may say so;
in other words;
in other words;
in short;
better to say;
to put it mildly;
in a word;
to put it simply;
word;
as a matter of fact;
let me tell you;
so to speak;
to be precise;
what is called etc.

6. Representing calls to the interlocutor (reader) in order to draw his attention to what is being reported, to inspire a certain attitude to the facts presented:

believe (whether);
do you believe (do);
see (whether);
you see);
imagine(those);
allow;
do you know);
Do you know);
Sorry);
believe (those);
Please;
understand (those);
understand (whether);
understand (whether);
listen (those);
suppose;
Imagine;
Sorry);
say;
agree;
agree etc.

7. Indicating an assessment of the measure of what is being said:

at least, at least - stand apart only when inverted: "This issue was discussed twice, at least";
the biggest;
the least.

8. Showing the degree of commonness of the reported:

It happens;
used to;
as usual;
by custom;
happens.

9. Expressive statements:

jokes aside;
between us will be said;
speaking between us;
need to say;
it will not be said in reproach;
frankly;
conscience;
in fairness;
confess to say;
say honestly;
funny to say;
Honestly.

Stable comparison expressions are written without commas

poor as a church mouse;
white as a harrier;
white as a sheet;
white as snow;
beat like a fish on ice;
pale as death;
shines like a mirror;
the disease vanished as if by hand;
be afraid like fire;
wanders like a restless;
rushed like crazy;
mumbling like a sexton;
ran in like crazy;
lucky, as a drowned man;
spinning like a squirrel in a wheel;
visible as in the daytime;
squeals like a pig;
lies like a gray gelding;
everything goes like clockwork;
everything is like a selection;
jumped up as if scalded;
jumped up as if stung;
stupid as a cork;
looked like a wolf;
goal like a falcon;
hungry as wolf;
as far as heaven from earth;
trembled as if in a fever;
trembled like an aspen leaf;
everything is like water off a duck's back;
wait like manna from heaven;
wait like a holiday;
lead a cat and dog life;
live like a bird of the sky;
fell asleep as if dead;
frozen like a statue;
lost like a needle in a haystack;
sounds like music
healthy as an ox;
know how flaky;
have at one's fingertips;
walks like a saddle for a cow;
walks side by side like a sewn;
how he sank into the water;
ride like cheese in butter;
sways like a drunk;
swayed (swayed) like a jelly;
handsome as a god;
red like a tomato;
red as a lobster;
strong (strong) like oak;
screams like a catechumen;
light as a feather;
flies like an arrow;
bald as a knee;
it's raining cats and dogs;
waves his arms like a windmill;
rushing about like mad;
wet as a mouse;
gloomy as a cloud;
are dying like flies;
hope like a stone wall;
people like herring in a barrel;
dress up like a doll;
not see how their ears;
dumb as a grave;
dumb like a fish;
rush (rush) like mad;
rush (rush) like crazy;
worn like a fool with a written sack;
worn like a chicken and an egg;
needed like air;
needed like last year's snow;
needed as the fifth spoke in a chariot;
you need a fifth leg like a dog;
peel like sticky;
one as a finger;
remained as a cancer on the rocks;
stopped dead in his tracks;
razor sharp;
as different as day from night;
as different as heaven from earth;
bake like pancakes;
turned pale as a sheet;
turned pale as death;
repeated as if in delirium;
you will go like a little one;
remember your name;
remember as in a dream;
get like chickens in cabbage soup;
hit like a butt on the head;
sprinkle like from a cornucopia;
similar as two drops of water;
went to the bottom like a stone;
appear as if by pike;
devoted like a dog;
stuck like a bath leaf;
to fall like through the ground;
use (use) as from a goat's milk;
disappeared as if he had sunk into the water;
just like a knife to the heart;
blazed like fire;
works like an ox;
understands like a pig in oranges;
vanished like smoke;
play like clockwork;
grow like mushrooms after rain;
grow by leaps and bounds;
drop from the clouds;
fresh as blood with milk;
fresh as a cucumber;
sat as chained;
sit on pins and needles;
sit as if on coals;
listened as spellbound;
looked spellbound;
slept like the dead;
rush like a fire;
stands like an idol;
slender as a Lebanese cedar;
melts like a candle;
hard as a stone;
dark as night;
accurate as a clock;
skinny as a skeleton;
cowardly as a hare;
died like a hero;
fell as if knocked down;
rested like a ram;
stuck like a bull;
mulish;
tired like a dog;
cunning as a fox;
cunning as a fox;
gushing like a bucket;
walked as if plunged into water;
walked like a birthday boy;
walk like a thread;
cold as ice;
thin as a chip;
black as coal;
black as hell;
feel at home;
feel like behind a stone wall;
feel like a fish in water;
staggered like a drunk;
she's like an execution;
clear as twice two is four;
clear as day, etc.

A few words about the homogeneous members of the sentence

The following stable expressions are not homogeneous and therefore are not separated by a comma:

neither this nor that;
neither fish nor fowl;
neither stand nor sit down;
no end no edge;
neither light nor dawn;
neither hearing nor spirit;
neither to himself nor to people;
neither sleep nor spirit;
neither here nor there;
for nothing;
neither give nor take;
no answer, no greeting;
neither yours nor ours;
neither subtract nor add;
and so and so;
and day and night;
and laughter and grief;
and cold and hunger;
both old and young;
about this and that;
both;
in both.

General rule: a comma is not placed inside integral expressions of a phraseological nature, formed by two words with the opposite meaning, connected by a repeating union “and” or “neither”.

Never separated by a comma

1. Verbs in the same form, indicating the movement and its purpose.

I'll go for a walk.
Sit down and rest.
Go take a look.

2. Forming semantic unity.

Can't wait.
Let's sit and talk.

3. Pair combinations of a synonymous, antonymous or associative character.

Search for truth-truth.
There is no end.
Honor to all.
Let's go.
Everything is covered.
It's expensive to see.
Purchase and sale questions.
Meet with bread and salt.
Tie hand and foot.

4. Compound words (interrogative-relative pronouns, adverbs, which are opposed to something).

Someone else, but you can't.
Already somewhere, where, and everything is there.

Besides that

union

Syntactic constructions that begin with the union "except that" are distinguished by punctuation marks. Moreover, if the union is not located at the beginning of the sentence, a comma is usually placed both before the word “except” and before the word “what”.

As a girl, she did not stand out in the crowd of brown gymnasium dresses: what could be said about her, except that she is one of the pretty, rich and happy girls, that she is capable, but playful and very careless to the instructions that a classy lady gives her? I. Bunin, Easy breathing. I told you I won't give you a dime, except that will follow the job. A. Fet, Autumn chores. Besides that a thousand rubles in pure money, we give three coats, a bed and all the furniture. A. Chekhov, Wedding. Sitting next to a young woman who at dawn seemed so beautiful, reassured and enchanted by the sight of this fabulous setting - the sea, mountains, clouds, the wide sky, Gurov thought about how, in essence, if you think about it, everything is beautiful in this world, All, except that we ourselves think and act when we forget about the higher goals of being, about our human dignity. A. Chekhov, Lady with a dog.

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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Today we have a really difficult topic that causes a lot of controversy. We are considering the question of whether a comma is needed after “in addition” or not. Let's reassure the reader and say that this is not the most difficult problem on the way to the truth.

Answer to the main question

In fact, there should be no doubts here, because everything is unambiguous. “In addition” is an introductory combination, and therefore it is always isolated, regardless of location. For example:

Dad played football very well, boxed, besides, he cooked well, and I grew up and became a literary critic.

It is difficult to imagine that our object of study can be at the end of the sentence, because this introductory construction indicates the connection between thoughts, and the end of the sentence is the final presentation.

But, as with any rule, here you need to be careful not to confuse the introductory construction and the preposition with the pronoun. For example:

I have nothing left of her as a memento, except for that blue handkerchief that she embroidered with her own hands..

If the reader needs an answer to the question of whether a comma is needed after "besides" or not, then he is lucky, because the answer has already been given. But if we get rid of part of the structure and leave only a pretext, then real adventures and difficulties will begin here.

Meaning "in addition to something, in addition"

People who have not immersed themselves in the punctuation jungle of the Russian language almost automatically put a comma before “except” without really thinking about the meaning. So, this is not worth doing, since there are subtle, subtle differences that sometimes even the author himself does not notice.

According to D. E. Rosenthal, constructions with a preposition are not isolated in the meaning of inclusion. Let's take an example to make it clear:

In addition to excellent hot dogs, I would also eat some kind of salad, I'm still on a diet.

Admittedly, there are exceptions here too. In some cases, to avoid ambiguity, even such constructions are isolated. For example:

In addition to the records, there are other evidence of the criminal's guilt in the case.
In addition to the records in the case, there are other evidences of the criminal's guilt..

Subtleties, of course, make it very difficult to make a decision in one case or another. As you can see, the question of how to write "besides" (whether a comma is needed or not) is not the most tricky one. But further is even more interesting.

The meaning of "excluding"

Here, the reader and I are already on familiar ground, where commas will still come in handy, moreover, they will be familiar. For example:

There was nothing on the table except a salad. But the salad didn't want to b.

As you can see, not a single preposition is isolated, but the entire turnover as a whole. There is no point in extending too long here, for this is a more or less well-known rule.

Also and beyond that are synonyms?

And here the opinions of ordinary people and sources were divided. The former believe that these are different constructions, and, accordingly, one is separated by commas, while the other is not. The sources claim their synonymy, which means that the "colleague" of the object of study, being an introductory combination, is also distinguished by commas in writing, regardless of the location in the sentence.

Linguistic delights can be discussed to the point of hoarseness, but let's try to resolve the dispute in practice. Let's say that "besides this" is an introductory construction, then the sentence with it will be the following:

My sister was an excellent badminton and tennis player, and she also had a black belt in karate.

If we mentally replace “besides this” with “besides”, nothing will change, that is, practice shows that the sources do not deceive. Another thing is when the introductory combination breaks up into a preposition and with a noun following it. For example:

In addition to this issue, I would like to discuss the problem of the low wages of our employees.

In this case, one cannot speak of an introductory construction, so the placement of commas obeys the general rule. This is easy to check: mentally remove the elements of the phrase that cause doubts, and the sentence will rapidly become meaningless.

Yes, this is not an easy job - to place commas. Of course, the body may not withstand physical exertion, but the psyche may not withstand mental exertion. But we try to make sure that the reader does not think what the combination looks like « besides" punctuation, especially since this is the easiest case.

Substitutions and other options

Russian spelling is difficult, and punctuation is even more difficult. And even a literate person can find it difficult to decide on the correct placement of punctuation marks. Following the line of least resistance, the question of how to correctly highlight “in addition” in the text (whether a comma is needed here or not) can be solved radically and abandon the construction altogether. There are two options here:

Remove it from the text - out of sight.
Replace with a similar design, but not so embarrassing.

Examples of sentences without the described combination are as follows:

Papa is an excellent archer, stays in the saddle and cooks on a fire. Dad is a real reenactor.
Tanya succeeds in everything: she fences beautifully, dances and interprets Hegel.

As you can see, whether we add the object of study to the sentences or not, the meaning will not change.

But sometimes you can’t just edit the text, replacements are required. We offer some that are most suitable for the "besides" combination:

The part of speech "besides" is a conjunction. We must be careful and remember that such turns are completely isolated, that is, putting a comma after the union is a mistake. For example: I love books, besides I have a lot of free time to read them..
"Also" is a conjunction. Its plus is that it also does not require isolation by itself, which means that you don’t have to puzzle over commas. For example: I would also like to congratulate the charming Lyubov Viktorovna, she looks great at her 92 years old!
“More” is an adverb and a particle that does not require isolation. For example: I also want to note that life is beautiful!

As you can see, there are plenty to choose from to solve the problem - after "besides" a comma is placed or not.

We hope that all these difficulties will not alienate the reader, and he will continue to improve in the knowledge of the great and mighty.

In addition / this

introductory expression

It is separated by punctuation marks, usually commas. For details on punctuation for introductory words, see Appendix 2. ()

From such carriage conversations, it turned out that the cashier Pritulyev and the trade apprentice Vasya Brykin were countrymen, both Vyatka and, Besides, natives of places which the train had to pass after some time had elapsed. B. Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago. Besides, it is extremely useful to sleep even in winter with the window ajar, not open, but slightly ajar, so that there is access to fresh air. B. Okudzhava, Journey of amateurs. Besides, the second line was not good - it was not simple, it had more fiction than song characteristics. A. Tvardovsky, How "Vasily Terkin" Was Written.

@ Do not mix the introductory expression "besides" and the same-sounding combination of a preposition with a pronoun, cf .: There was no answer other than a common answer that life gives to all the most complex and insoluble questions. L. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina.

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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