I don't understand this grammar

[mawes12]

I read someone say live your life the right way but I don't understand the grammar. Can someone please explain?

 

[teechar]

I heard [STRIKE]read[/STRIKE] someone say: "Live your life the right way", but I don't understand the grammar. Can someone please explain it?

This sentence is in the imperative mood.
"Live" - bare infinitive.
"your life" - object.
"the right way" - adverbial phrase modifying "live."
;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

I don't agree that "live" is an "infinitive". It is a main verb in the imperative mood with an implied subject "you".

 

[teechar]

I don't agree that "live" is an "infinitive". It is a main verb in the imperative mood with an implied subject "you".

Indeed, a sentence cannot be without a finite verb!
Thanks Mike for pointing this out.:up:

 

[Rover_KE]

mawes, please note that a better title would have been Live your life the right way.

Extract from the Posting Guidelines:

'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

 

[mawes12]

Thanks everyone for your help. This site is really helpful.

 

[mawes12]

This sentence is in the imperative mood.
"Live" - bare infinitive.
"your life" - object.
"the right way" - adverbial phrase modifying "live."
;-)

I Don't understand how is the right way an adverbial phrase. Can you explain it? And I just noticed should can go behind an imperative sentence.

 

[MikeNewYork]

It answers the question "how" after "live". That makes it an adverb.

 

[mawes12]

It answers the question "how" after "live". That makes it an adverb.

So can way be an adverb?

 

[MikeNewYork]

In what sentence?

 

[mawes12]

Where it says the right way.

 

[White Hat]

An adverb of manner, perhaps? (the question is 'How?')

 

[mawes12]

But isn't the right way a noun?

 

[White Hat]

See I'm not very good at this. It all depends on how you parse it.

 

[mawes12]

See I'm not very good at this. It all depends on how you parse it.

I was asking because I have trouble differentiating them as you can see on my other threads but thanks anyway for trying to help.

 

[mawes12]

Can it also be like "live your life in the right way"? Since it's an adverb.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'In the right way' is an adverbial prepositional phrase modifying the verb 'live'.

Not a teacher.

 

[mawes12]

'In the right way' is an adverbial prepositional phrase modifying the verb 'live'.

Not a teacher.

So is it the same as saying the right way?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes it is.