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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

'live + adjectives' phrases

I can hear and see some unnatural phrases like 'live smart' and 'live brilliant' and I was wondering if smart and brilliant are used as adverbs or adjectives? If they are adjectives, is there a meaning difference between 'live smartly' and 'live brilliantly'?

And I can see 'live happily' but not 'live happy' and I was wondering if there is a meaning difference between 'live happily' and 'live a happy life'? I feel like they mean the same.

I know that I asked this kind of question before but for some reasons, I failed to find the last questions and I forgot what the answers were.

I am sorry for taking your time and thank you for helping me.
  

Top answer

Smart can be an adverb, so live smart is a valid phrase. Brilliant is not an adverb, so live brilliant is ungrammatical. Live smartly is not right.

— Anonymous

  • Smart can be an adverb, so live smart is a valid phrase.
  • Brilliant is not an adverb, so live brilliant is ungrammatical.
  • Live smartly is not right.
  • The adverb smartly is not used like this.
  • Live brilliantly is not right either.
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Smart can be an adverb, so live smart is a valid phrase. Brilliant is not an adverb, so live brilliant is ungrammatical.

Live smartly is not right. The adverb smartly is not used like this. Live brilliantly is not right either. The adverb brilliantly is not used like this.

Live happily is okay. Happy is not an adverb, so live happy is ungrammatical.

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