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Question 35

Which sentences use forms of lie or lay correctly? Select all that apply.

  1. She laid the tools beside the engine.Correct answer
  2. He has lain awake since midnight.Correct answer
  3. The child laid on the sofa yesterday.
  4. We had lain the blankets on the sand.

Explanation

The valid sentences use laid for placing tools and lain after has for reclining. The rejected forms confuse the past of lie with laid and use the participle lain for an action performed on an object.

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