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Avid learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
LAY OR LIE
Hi, all
Am I using the words lie and lay correctly in the sentences below?
1. Beneath every utopia always lies the bones of those rejected from it.
2. A feast is laid on my dinner table.
Thank you so much for your help, AL
Am I using the words lie and lay correctly in the sentences below?
1. Beneath every utopia always lies the bones of those rejected from it.
2. A feast is laid on my dinner table.
Thank you so much for your help, AL
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You are using "lie" and "lay" correctly, but you do not have correct subject/verb agreement for the first sentence. " And you might not really use the present tense like that for the second sentence unless you are narrating a scene. It doesn't sound very natural.
- You are using "lie" and "lay" correctly, but you do not have correct subject/verb agreement for the first sentence.
- " And you might not really use the present tense like that for the second sentence unless you are narrating a scene.
- It doesn't sound very natural.
- Beneath every utopia always lie the bones of those rejected from it.
- A feast was laid on my dinner table.
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You are using "lie" and "lay" correctly, but you do not have correct subject/verb agreement for the first sentence. The subject is "bones," so you should use "lie." And you might not really use the present tense like that for the second sentence unless you are narrating a scene. It doesn't sound very natural.
Beneath every utopia always lie the bones of those rejected from it.
A feast
Beneath every utopia always lie the bones of those rejected from it.
A feast
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