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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Lie vs lay

Is this sentence correct... The future of Kentucky's horse racing industry lies in the hands of expanded gambling....
  

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Yes. "To lay" is a transitive verb. The subject must lay something else.

  • Yes.
  • "To lay" is a transitive verb.
  • The subject must lay something else.
  • Lay the book down on the table, lay an egg.
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Yes.

"To lay" is a transitive verb. The subject must lay something else. Lay the book down on the table, lay an egg.

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