"Life" is a noun (the name of a thing. "Live," when rhymed with "sieve" is a verb (what we do until we die). "Live," when rhymed with "five" is an adjective, describing a person, animal, or plant that is living.
Example 1:
He has his own family and LIFE, and he LIVES in America.
Example 2:
He has his own LIFE, and he LIVES in America with his family.
Example 3:
His family LIVES in America urged him to stay with them, but he doesn't want because he has his own LIFE.
Summary: Life and Live is two different things. LIFE is something about you do until you die (I've been singing since 10 years old, and this is my life) while LIVE describe something living. (That Mango tree grows and lives well)
XtraLesson: What is the different between LIVE & LIVES?
There is an old saying that "a cat has nine lives".
You can talk about the life of one person OR you can talk about the lives of several people.
The pronunciation of "lives" (plural noun) is different from "lives" (third person singular verb, simple present tense)
lesson prepared by Dj Khyree
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