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Xczzhh Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"unnoticed" or "unnoticedly"?

Hi to all speakers of English on EF.

I have two sentences below:

1.Men are naturally most impressed by diseases which have obvious signs, yet some of the worst enemies slowly approach them UNNOTICED.

2.He walked into the restaurant UNNOTICED

I don't understand what function does "unnoticed" play in the sentences. I think they should be in the form "unnoticedly" rather than "unnoticed" given that they both modify the verbs. But I am not so sure, I am completely confused. Please help.
  

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The word is an adjective: unnoticed enemies, unnoticed 'he'. Don't even try to use 'unnoticedly'– it is too awkward to live.

— Mister Micawber

  • The word is an adjective: unnoticed enemies, unnoticed 'he'.
  • Don't even try to use 'unnoticedly'– it is too awkward to live.
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The word is an adjective: unnoticed enemies, unnoticed 'he'. Don't even try to use 'unnoticedly'– it is too awkward to live.
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Thanks, Mister Micawber. Yes, it sounds even awkward to me, an EFL learner. Actually I am more puzzled by it's syntactical structure. What I want to ask is , how could this construction be analyzed in syntax? Are there some movement rules here that have moved "unnoticed" from the deep structure of "unnoticed enemies" to the surface structure "enemies...unnoticed"?
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You'll have to ask California Jim about that. I am not into transformational grammar at all.
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Thank you all the same, Mr Mic. Emotion: smile
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