IDiction Explorer Academy

✨ Many people confuse unaware and unawares.

These two words are NOT used the same way.

📌 Unaware = not knowing something.
(It’s an adjective)

Examples:

✔️ She was unaware of the meeting.
✔️ I was unaware that today is a public holiday.

📌 Unawares = by surprise/unexpectedly
(It’s an adverb)

Examples:

✔️ He was caught unawares by the question.
✔️ ️ The sudden downpour caught us unawares, and we were soaked within seconds.

Don't say: “She was caught unaware.” ❌

Say: "She was caught unawares.” ✅

🧠 Quick memory trick:

👉 Unaware = “does not know”

👉 Unawares = “by surprise”

YOUR TURN 👇🏻

[Fill in the blanks]

"The news of the company's merger took the employees _______.”

A. unaware

B. unawares