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Jasonchaoth Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"lie" is an intrnsitive verb, right ?
Hi,
I saw a sentence from internet : "......therein lies a story".
As I know, "lie" is an intrfansitive verb. Why can "lie" be used in that way ?
Thank you
Jason
I saw a sentence from internet : "......therein lies a story".
As I know, "lie" is an intrfansitive verb. Why can "lie" be used in that way ?
Thank you
Jason
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It is intransitive. "
- It is intransitive.
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It is intransitive. It's just an inverted way of saying "A story lies there."
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Hi Jason, and welcome to English Forums.
The subject is "a story" -- it's an inversion.
A story lies therein.
The subject is "a story" -- it's an inversion.
A story lies therein.
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