lay through?

by **pdh0224** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:30 pm

Dear teacher,

Some might expect Eden Espinosa to play down that her road to Broadway lay through Los Angeles theme parks.

Q : What is the function and meaning of "lay" in the sentence?

All the best,

by **Alan** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:30 am

pdh0224 wrote:Dear teacher,

Some might expect Eden Espinosa to play down that her road to Broadway lay through Los Angeles theme parks.

Q : What is the function and meaning of "lay" in the sentence?

All the best,

It is the main verb of the subordinate clause 'that her road...Broadway' and is the past tense of 'lie'.

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