Grammar error lie v's' lay

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Grammar error -lie v.s. lay

• Nancy Wang
• Professor Rogers
• ENG-184C
• 8/2005

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Common Definition

• lie v. To present false information with
• the intention of deceiving.
• lie v. To recline or rest on a surface.
• lay v. To put or place something.

• ? regular verb
• ? irregular verb
• ? irregular verb

Regular verbs The past-tense and past-participle
forms are the same, ending in ed or d.
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Examples

• Im going to out in the sun.
• He is down.
• He under a tree to sleep.
• Dirty dishes on the table.
• The dust has undisturbed for years
• a child in its crib.
• The prosecutor the pistol on a table
  close to the jurors.
• I sick in bed.
• Appearances often .
• She to me.
• She beside me.
• She me down on the sofa.

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Answers

• Im going to lie out in the sun.
• He is lying down.
• He lies (lay) under a tree to sleep.
• Dirty dishes lie (lay) on the table.
• The dust has lain undisturbed for years
• Lay (laid) a child in its crib.
• The prosecutor laid the pistol on a table close
  to the jurors.
• I lie (lay) sick in bed.
• Appearances often lie.
• She lies (lied) to me.
• She lies (lay) beside me.
• She lays (laid) me down on the sofa.

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Works Cited

• Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 4th ed.
  Boston
• Bedford/St. Martins, 2004.
• Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. Michelle
  Clark.
• Bedford/St. Martins. 14 Aug. 2005
• lthttp//dianahacker.com/pocket/gt.
• Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Education. 2005. 14 Aug. 2005
• lthttp//education.yahoo.com/reference/gt.