I am not a native English speaker. Therefore I don't fully understand American grammar.
Does anybody want to teach me something about grammar? Anything?
I keep seeing things that don't really make sense to me, and since I never had proper grammar classes, I really want to know.
Like this one for example:
Quote:
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Originally Posted by http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/10/georgia.russia/index.html
Tskhinvali, the capital of the separatist Georgian province of South Ossetia, lay in smoldering ruins Sunday after three days of fighting between Georgian troops and Russian forces.
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Is that the correct form to use? What's the difference between "lay" and "lie"?
I know most of you =
, but I'm really confused
