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A grammar question about verb+adjective i know some words like smell，sound，feel，stay，remain et c. can be followed by adjectives. But there is a problem that has confused for a long time. what kind of use are “play dead，dance naked”？ i am confused because play and dance are not like “smell ，feel ，remain ”that are followed by adjectives.

Can somebody explain this for me？

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Both are simply exceptions to the rules. 'play dead' is a fixed phrase, and 'naked' can be used instead of 'nakedly', which is rarely if ever used.
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They are just a bit different and you are using adjectives in the role of adverbs. You just need to remember these ones.

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