The rules for writing adverbs are not known and unknown.
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The Russian language in some situations is quite complicated. This is especially true for adverbs that formed from adjectives. A lot of mistakes are made by students in negative dialects, because they can be written differently. It all depends on the context and the features of the sentence.
How is the word correctly written: “unknown” or “not known”?
This is an adverb that formed from the word unknown. Sometimes “unknown” can be an adjective and is considered its short form. Almost always this word is written together, but there is also separate spelling.
Together, an adverb is written if there is no contrast and denial. It is often used as a short version of the adjective.
Together:
It is not known how this man entered the hall.
How everything happened is unknown.
Apart:
It is not known at all when the rain ends.
It is not known, but was it really?
In what cases is the "unknown" is written together?
Together, the word is written quite often. This happens if the proposal is affirmative, and this adverb can be replaced by words secretly, secretly, foggy. It is also written together when the word is used as an abbreviated adjective, more precisely, its short form.
Examples:
This tree is unknown to me, it is difficult to say what it is called.
It is not known how this could happen.
In the first sentence, the word acts as a short form of the adjective, and in the second - an affirmative adverb.
In what cases is it “not known” to be written separately?
There are several cases when the word is written separately:
- There is a contrast and particle "A"
- There is in the context an increase in the negative meaning in any way, nothing, nobody
- If before the word there are enhancing meaning of the word at all, by no means and far
Examples of separate spelling:
This statement is not known to anyone.
How all this will turn is not known at all.
How this happened is not known, but quite strange.
How to write: “unknown” or “unknown”, together or separately?
These are adjectives that obey such rules as adverbs. Perhaps both separate and their alleged spelling. Again you need to understand the context. It is written together if the adjective affirmative. Separately, if in the context there is denial, contrast, enhancing the meaning of the word.
Examples:
This character is not known to anyone, the first time I see him.
Everyone thought that he was not known, but they found documents in his pocket.
An unknown man attacked the girl in the entrance.
Persons of an unknown nationality broke into the room.
As you can see, in order to write these words correctly, you need to disassemble the sentence and analyze it. Possibly both separate and alcohol.
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