Lay or Lie in “what powers lies between their hands”?
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This is for sure a duplicate question, but I'm sorry I'm just getting confused no matter how many articles I read. In the sentence,
And still they are not aware what powers lies between their hands!
Should this be lays, lies? And what should it be if the tense were changed to "were not aware"?
word-usage verbs lie-lay-lain-laid
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This is for sure a duplicate question, but I'm sorry I'm just getting confused no matter how many articles I read. In the sentence,
And still they are not aware what powers lies between their hands!
Should this be lays, lies? And what should it be if the tense were changed to "were not aware"?
word-usage verbs lie-lay-lain-laid
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It should be lie. Not lies, not lays.
– Robusto
Nov 12 at 22:32
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Or power instead of powers
– Henry
Nov 12 at 23:01
@Henry good point. Worth some thought thanks!
– 1252748
Nov 12 at 23:05
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This is for sure a duplicate question, but I'm sorry I'm just getting confused no matter how many articles I read. In the sentence,
And still they are not aware what powers lies between their hands!
Should this be lays, lies? And what should it be if the tense were changed to "were not aware"?
word-usage verbs lie-lay-lain-laid
edited Nov 13 at 4:28
200_success
6,44212651
asked Nov 12 at 22:31
1252748
226129
This is for sure a duplicate question, but I'm sorry I'm just getting confused no matter how many articles I read. In the sentence,
And still they are not aware what powers lies between their hands!
Should this be lays, lies? And what should it be if the tense were changed to "were not aware"?
word-usage verbs lie-lay-lain-laid
word-usage verbs lie-lay-lain-laid
edited Nov 13 at 4:28
200_success
6,44212651
asked Nov 12 at 22:31
1252748
226129
edited Nov 13 at 4:28
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6,44212651
asked Nov 12 at 22:31
1252748
226129
edited Nov 13 at 4:28
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6,44212651
edited Nov 13 at 4:28
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edited Nov 13 at 4:28
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6,44212651
asked Nov 12 at 22:31
1252748
226129
asked Nov 12 at 22:31
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It should be lie. Not lies, not lays.
– Robusto
Nov 12 at 22:32
3
Or power instead of powers
– Henry
Nov 12 at 23:01
@Henry good point. Worth some thought thanks!
– 1252748
Nov 12 at 23:05
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It should be lie. Not lies, not lays.
– Robusto
Nov 12 at 22:32
3
Or power instead of powers
– Henry
Nov 12 at 23:01
@Henry good point. Worth some thought thanks!
– 1252748
Nov 12 at 23:05
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6
It should be lie. Not lies, not lays.
– Robusto
Nov 12 at 22:32
It should be lie. Not lies, not lays.
– Robusto
Nov 12 at 22:32
3
3
Or power instead of powers
– Henry
Nov 12 at 23:01
Or power instead of powers
– Henry
Nov 12 at 23:01
@Henry good point. Worth some thought thanks!
– 1252748
Nov 12 at 23:05
@Henry good point. Worth some thought thanks!
– 1252748
Nov 12 at 23:05
add a comment |
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And still they are not aware what powers lie between their hands!
And still they were not aware what powers lay between their hands!
B1 [ I + adv/prep, L ]
present participle lying
past tense lay
past participle lain
If something lies in a particular place, position, or direction, it is
in that place, position, or direction
Lie (Cambridge)
Lie (Collins)
English verb: to lie
Present tense:
Singular: I lie, you lie, he/she/it lies.
Plural: we lie, you lie, they lie.
Past tense:
Singular: I lay, you lay, he/she/it lay.
Plural: we lay, you lay, they lay.
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I agree with the other answers but, just to confuse you further, there's another possibility.
And still they are not aware what power lies between their hands!
This means that they have power between their hands but they are not aware of it.
And still they are not aware what power lays between their hands!
This means that 'power' is treated as an agent and it places something unspecified into their hands, i.e.
"And still they are not aware of the thing that power lays between their hands!"
So my answer is that both are possible but they mean different things.
answered Nov 12 at 23:57
chasly from UK
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To make the latter more clear: ...what [thing] power lays between....
– Drew
Nov 13 at 3:59
Drew: no. Lays is the present tense of the transitive verb "to lay".
– Michael Harvey
Nov 13 at 20:54
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And still they are not aware what powers lie between their hands!
And still they were not aware what powers lay between their hands!
B1 [ I + adv/prep, L ]
present participle lying
past tense lay
past participle lain
If something lies in a particular place, position, or direction, it is
in that place, position, or direction
Lie (Cambridge)
Lie (Collins)
English verb: to lie
Present tense:
Singular: I lie, you lie, he/she/it lies.
Plural: we lie, you lie, they lie.
Past tense:
Singular: I lay, you lay, he/she/it lay.
Plural: we lay, you lay, they lay.
answered Nov 12 at 22:36
Michael Harvey
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And still they are not aware what powers lie between their hands!
And still they were not aware what powers lay between their hands!
B1 [ I + adv/prep, L ]
present participle lying
past tense lay
past participle lain
If something lies in a particular place, position, or direction, it is
in that place, position, or direction
Lie (Cambridge)
Lie (Collins)
English verb: to lie
Present tense:
Singular: I lie, you lie, he/she/it lies.
Plural: we lie, you lie, they lie.
Past tense:
Singular: I lay, you lay, he/she/it lay.
Plural: we lay, you lay, they lay.
answered Nov 12 at 22:36
Michael Harvey
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And still they are not aware what powers lie between their hands!
And still they were not aware what powers lay between their hands!
B1 [ I + adv/prep, L ]
present participle lying
past tense lay
past participle lain
If something lies in a particular place, position, or direction, it is
in that place, position, or direction
Lie (Cambridge)
Lie (Collins)
English verb: to lie
Present tense:
Singular: I lie, you lie, he/she/it lies.
Plural: we lie, you lie, they lie.
Past tense:
Singular: I lay, you lay, he/she/it lay.
Plural: we lay, you lay, they lay.
answered Nov 12 at 22:36
Michael Harvey
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And still they are not aware what powers lie between their hands!
And still they were not aware what powers lay between their hands!
B1 [ I + adv/prep, L ]
present participle lying
past tense lay
past participle lain
If something lies in a particular place, position, or direction, it is
in that place, position, or direction
Lie (Cambridge)
Lie (Collins)
English verb: to lie
Present tense:
Singular: I lie, you lie, he/she/it lies.
Plural: we lie, you lie, they lie.
Past tense:
Singular: I lay, you lay, he/she/it lay.
Plural: we lay, you lay, they lay.
answered Nov 12 at 22:36
Michael Harvey
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answered Nov 12 at 22:36
Michael Harvey
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Michael Harvey
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answered Nov 12 at 22:36
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I agree with the other answers but, just to confuse you further, there's another possibility.
And still they are not aware what power lies between their hands!
This means that they have power between their hands but they are not aware of it.
And still they are not aware what power lays between their hands!
This means that 'power' is treated as an agent and it places something unspecified into their hands, i.e.
"And still they are not aware of the thing that power lays between their hands!"
So my answer is that both are possible but they mean different things.
answered Nov 12 at 23:57
chasly from UK
22k12965
To make the latter more clear: ...what [thing] power lays between....
– Drew
Nov 13 at 3:59
Drew: no. Lays is the present tense of the transitive verb "to lay".
– Michael Harvey
Nov 13 at 20:54
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
I agree with the other answers but, just to confuse you further, there's another possibility.
And still they are not aware what power lies between their hands!
This means that they have power between their hands but they are not aware of it.
And still they are not aware what power lays between their hands!
This means that 'power' is treated as an agent and it places something unspecified into their hands, i.e.
"And still they are not aware of the thing that power lays between their hands!"
So my answer is that both are possible but they mean different things.
answered Nov 12 at 23:57
chasly from UK
22k12965
To make the latter more clear: ...what [thing] power lays between....
– Drew
Nov 13 at 3:59
Drew: no. Lays is the present tense of the transitive verb "to lay".
– Michael Harvey
Nov 13 at 20:54
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
I agree with the other answers but, just to confuse you further, there's another possibility.
And still they are not aware what power lies between their hands!
This means that they have power between their hands but they are not aware of it.
And still they are not aware what power lays between their hands!
This means that 'power' is treated as an agent and it places something unspecified into their hands, i.e.
"And still they are not aware of the thing that power lays between their hands!"
So my answer is that both are possible but they mean different things.
answered Nov 12 at 23:57
chasly from UK
22k12965
I agree with the other answers but, just to confuse you further, there's another possibility.
And still they are not aware what power lies between their hands!
This means that they have power between their hands but they are not aware of it.
And still they are not aware what power lays between their hands!
This means that 'power' is treated as an agent and it places something unspecified into their hands, i.e.
"And still they are not aware of the thing that power lays between their hands!"
So my answer is that both are possible but they mean different things.
answered Nov 12 at 23:57
chasly from UK
22k12965
answered Nov 12 at 23:57
chasly from UK
22k12965
answered Nov 12 at 23:57
chasly from UK
22k12965
answered Nov 12 at 23:57
chasly from UK
22k12965
22k12965
To make the latter more clear: ...what [thing] power lays between....
– Drew
Nov 13 at 3:59
Drew: no. Lays is the present tense of the transitive verb "to lay".
– Michael Harvey
Nov 13 at 20:54
add a comment |
To make the latter more clear: ...what [thing] power lays between....
– Drew
Nov 13 at 3:59
Drew: no. Lays is the present tense of the transitive verb "to lay".
– Michael Harvey
Nov 13 at 20:54
To make the latter more clear: ...what [thing] power lays between....
– Drew
Nov 13 at 3:59
To make the latter more clear: ...what [thing] power lays between....
– Drew
Nov 13 at 3:59
Drew: no. Lays is the present tense of the transitive verb "to lay".
– Michael Harvey
Nov 13 at 20:54
Drew: no. Lays is the present tense of the transitive verb "to lay".
– Michael Harvey
Nov 13 at 20:54
add a comment |
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It should be lie. Not lies, not lays.
– Robusto
Nov 12 at 22:32
3
Or power instead of powers
– Henry
Nov 12 at 23:01
@Henry good point. Worth some thought thanks!
– 1252748
Nov 12 at 23:05