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Michelle Cha Posted 5 years ago
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Flooded/Flooding, the town of Athens laid in ruins

Hi teachers I am very confused between the two sentences. Which one is grammatical?


1. Flooded, the town of Athend laid in ruins.

2. Flooding, the town of Athens laid in ruins.


Many thanks in advance.

  

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Michelle Cha Flooded You need this. Your main verb is in the past, so the town would have already been flooded. Michelle Cha Flooded, the town of Athen s laid lay in ruins.

— CalifJim

  • Michelle Cha Flooded You need this.
  • Your main verb is in the past, so the town would have already been flooded.
  • Michelle Cha Flooded, the town of Athen s laid lay in ruins.
  • As shown.
  • 'lay' is the past of 'lie'.
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Michelle Cha Flooded

You need this. Your main verb is in the past, so the town would have already been flooded.

Michelle ChaFlooded, the town of Athens laid lay in ruins.

As shown.

'lay' is the past of 'lie'. Th

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