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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?


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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'.