How to write correctly: in order or in order? You can answer this question yourself, but only after carefully studying the submitted article.
general information
Hearing such a lexical unit, you involuntarily start humming: "Everything is fine, everything is fine ...". But if in spoken language this word does not cause any doubts, then in writing immediately the question arises of its unity or separability.
In what cases can I write "all right"?
In fact, practically every person knows how to spell this word. And it should be noted that from the point of view of linguistics, the word "okay" is "banter." This is due to the fact that this writing is often used by young people as an “Internet” slang. And, as a rule, this does not always mean the illiteracy of a person. After all, we don’t poke a finger at those people who came up with the name of the social network “VKontakte”, and also uses expressions such as “rzhunimaga”, “figase”, “cadela”, “patstalom”, “blacken”, etc. .
Causes of jargon
Today, the Russian language is not the same as it was fifty or a hundred years ago. After all, the modern world is a world of speed. The more mobile you are, the more you will achieve in life. This creed adheres to many young people. And it could not but affect our native language.
The reason for the appearance of such jargonisms (for example, “everything is fine, mother, I'm already at home”) lies not only in the craving for the so-called “banter”, but in saving time, symbols, space, as well as in the convenience of writing. In addition, such a concept as “author’s speech” or “author’s style” is quite common today. Although it should be noted that they often hide behind those who, in reality, have a rather poor knowledge of the Russian language or simply do not know its basic rules.
Literary norm
So how should you write: okay or okay? From the point of view of the standard or classical Russian language, the first option is erroneous. In other words, such a lexical unit does not exist at all. Thus, if you want to pass the test on the discipline "Russian language", then you should forget about all the recently formed "Internet" jargon. Otherwise, you will have to retake it again.
We determine the part of speech
OK or OK? Almost everyone knows that such a word is written only separately. However, not everyone can correctly explain the spelling of such a lexical unit. That is why, in order to understand how to use a given word in a text (in order or in order), it is necessary to determine its part of speech. To do this, you need to put it in the initial form and ask the appropriate question. Like what? - the order, in what? - in order. Therefore, this is a noun that is in the prepositional case and combined with the simple preposition "c".
By the way, such a word can be used in sentences in the following meaning:
- The adjusted or correct state, as well as the location of something (for example, to call for order).
- The sequential course of something (for example, tell everything in order)
- Military formation (for example, military formations of the landing).
Why is it written separately?
Now you know that the combination “in order” should be written only separately. But how to explain such a choice? This is pretty easy to do. Moreover, more than one or even two rules can be used as evidence.
Firstly, the lexical unit “okay” in the standard and classical Russian does not exist at all. The question then becomes, why does such confusion even arise? The fact is that a large number of people confuse this word with an adverb, and by analogy with “top”, “bottom”, “back”, “in depth”, “sideways”, “at the beginning”, “forever”, “up”, “In the distance” they write it together. But, as we found out above, this lexical unit is not an adverb, therefore, does not obey the rules that apply to this part of speech.
Secondly, the word “in order” is a noun that is used with the simple preposition “in”. As you know, such combinations are always written separately.
Thirdly, the spelling of the represented lexical unit can be explained with the help of an additional word, which can be easily placed between a simple preposition and a noun. For clarity, we give an example:
- “I have everything in perfect order.”
- “Everything is in perfect order at her house” and so on.
To summarize
Now you know that the expression "everything is in order, mother" is written only separately, since the lexical unit "okay" in the classical Russian language simply does not exist. Although it should be noted that the irregular form of this word is still used, but only in the form of jargon, during the usual informal correspondence.
Exercises for fastening material
So that you once and for all remember how to write the word “in order”, we recommend that you independently complete the practical task below.
Find the errors in the sentences, correct them and explain your choice:
- "The fact that she was all right, everyone knew, except me."
- “To avoid confusion, we recommend that you keep all your documents in order.”
- “Where can I turn if my children are not okay?”
- "Please pay for utilities, but only in order of priority."
- “Everyone should keep their house or apartment in order.”
- "All personal belongings should be kept in order."
- “How can you talk to him if he's not okay?”
- "He has it in the order of things."
- “Unlike him, I'm fine.”