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Word Choice

by Casey

Word Choice

He laid there util the ambulance arrived and took him to the hospital, which was only a few blocks away.

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Editor:

It seems better to use the past tense of the irregular verb "lie" in the sentence.

Corrected Text:

He lay there until the ambulance arrived and took him to the hospital, which was only a few blocks away.

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