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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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If you lay or lie a rug before the fire;;our dog, King, will lay or lie on it.
  

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'Lay' is a transitive verb: it needs an object. (SVO) 'Lie' is an intransitive verb; it doesn't need an object. (SVC) Does that help?

  • 'Lay' is a transitive verb: it needs an object.
  • (SVO) 'Lie' is an intransitive verb; it doesn't need an object.
  • (SVC) Does that help?
  • Please post your choices for your sentence.
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'Lay' is a transitive verb: it needs an object. (SVO)
'Lie' is an intransitive verb; it doesn't need an object. (SVC)

Does that help? Please post your choices for your sentence.

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