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Should I say problem lies or lays?
It would be "problem lies". For example: "The problems lies with how we do things."
Is herein lies grammatically correct or is it herein lays?
"Herein lies" is correct. "Lays" implies that it is the object that is lying. "Lies" implies that the subject is lying. ("Lying" being the gerund for "lie".)When you say "herein lies the mcguffin." You are saying that the mcguffin is lying, you are not saying that the mcguffin is laying something else. You lie (yourself) on the ground. You lay a book on the table. You lay your argument before me and thus, there it lies.Ans2:The hen is in her coop and herein lays eggs.The lawyer has entered the courtroom and herein lies.Herein lies an argument that both usages can be correct.
Is it Responsibility lies or responsibility lays?
Responsibility lies (with Mary, for example). The word "lay" is used to indicate responsibility as well : "He wants to lay the blame on me."
Between Australia or New Zealand which one lies south?
NZ lays the furthest south.
Which is correct lies in the fact or lays in the fact?
The correct phrase is "lies in the fact," which means something is based on or can be attributed to a specific fact or situation. "Lays" is the present tense form of the verb "to lay," which typically requires an object and is not appropriate for this context.
A supply of water that lies deep beneath earths surface?
the water that lays under the ground is called ground water.
Which Latin American country lies on the southwest border of Brazil?
The Latin American country that lays southwest border of Brazil is the country of Bolivia.
Which is better my heart lies bleeding for your love or my heart lies waiting for your love?
Try a mix. My heart lay in waiting for your love, and when your love was earnt, I loved. Now that you're gone, my heart lays bleeding for your love.
What lies ahead or what lays ahead?
It depends. In the present tense it is lie ahead. In the past tense it is lay ahead. Because lay is the past tense of lie. Do not confuse this with the verb lay, which means to put something down. I may lay an ambush. But the ambush lies ahead. Now that I am past the ambush it does not bother me that it lay ahead.
Where does the cricoid cartilage lie?
The cricoid cartilage lies just below the thyroid cartilage.
Who said if a war protester lays in front of your car it will be the last one he ever lays in front of?
George Wallace George Wallace said so during the Presidential race of 1968. Whoever said such a thing is ignorant and antisocial. The proper verb is "lies," not "lays" and threatening to drive over a person in the street is the sign of a psychopath.
Who sings a song about a little girl that is in school and lies about her bruises and doesn't show up one day cause now she lays with Jesus its a county song if this helps?
Martina McBride Concrete Angel Jason Michael Carroll Alyssa Lies
