One of the most common spellings in the Russian language is continuous or separate spelling with "not" different parts of speech. Of particular difficulty are cases where an unambiguous answer about the correct spelling cannot be given without knowledge of the context. For example, "wrong" and "wrong" - both are possible depending on the situation.
Part of Speech
Before parsing any spelling, it is recommended to determine the part of speech of the word that caused difficulties. "Correct" as well as "wrong" or "not right" can be an adverb, a short adjective or a predicative word. (Some linguists consider predicatives as a separate part of speech, while others consider them one of the syntactic roles of the adverb.)
The adverb "wrong" usually appears in a sentence as a circumstance that answers the question "how?":
- He misunderstood you.
- Pay attention to the incorrectly solved problem.
"Wrong" as a short neuter adjective (from full "correct") occurs in sentences as a predicate in a full sentence:
Their opinion is wrong
If "wrong" is part of the predicate, then it is a state word:
It would be wrong to expect a quick result
Full adjectives with "not"
The adverb "correct" is formed from the adjective "correct" by adding the suffix "-o-", so first you need to figure out how to write the adjective "wrong" or "not correct" with "not".
The adjective in question is quality. The sign that it designates can manifest itself to a greater or lesser extent: "more correct", "most correct". Such adjectives, when adding the prefix "non-", most often form a word opposite to the original one in meaning, and are easily replaced by synonyms: for example, "wrong" is the same as "erroneous". In this meaning, "incorrect" is spelled together if one of the following two conditions is not present.
- The presence of opposition with the union "a" (It was not the right decision, but the wrong decision).
- The presence of words that reinforce negation: "not at all", "not at all", "not at all", "far", "at all" and some others withthe same value (Wrong decision made at all).
It should be noted that the task of choosing a synonym is not always as simple as it might seem at first glance. Sometimes not one synonymous word is selected, but a synonymous phrase: "conjugation of an irregular verb." Here, the closest in meaning to the word "wrong" is the phrase "being an exception", but "wrong" is written in this context together.
"Wrong": different parts of speech with "not"
As with all short adjectives and adverbs formed from an adjective with the suffix "-o-", the spelling of the word "correct" with "not" is governed by the same rules as for a full adjective:
- "You got it all wrong." - It is written together, since "wrong" is identical in meaning to "erroneous".
- "You got everything wrong, but wrong." - Written separately, as there is opposition.
- "You got it all wrong." - It is written separately, as there is an amplifying word.
Dependence of spelling on the meaning of the statement
In fact, when choosing the correct spelling of "wrong" or "not right", the meaning given by the author to this word is of great importance.
If "wrong" is used as an antonym to the word "correct", then the spelling is correct. When the complete oppositethe word "correct" is not, it is required to write separately.
In the sentence "You misunderstood the essence of my words", the main option should be considered continuous spelling, since the meaning of the phrase "understood incorrectly" in most cases is equivalent to the expression "understood by mistake".
It's more accurate to say that in this example both options are possible - "wrong" and "wrong". Separate spelling will be true if the author puts, for example, such a meaning: "you understood the essence of my words not correctly and not erroneously, you just think a little differently." There is no direct indication of the interlocutor's mistake in such a sentence.
Thus, when choosing between continuous and separate writing, it is important to pay special attention to the context.
