A true soldier is always preparing to lie down his life for the sake of the nation ........

English Language - Phase I (Phase-1) Sentence Improvement

Direction: In the following sentences, a part is bold and underlined. You have to choose which phrase given in options should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Mark (E) as your answer if no correction is required

A true soldier is always preparing to lie down his life for the sake of the nation.

Preparing to be lay by

prepared to lay down

prepared to be laying

prepared to lie down

No correction required

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Explanation:

Correct Answer is (b).
Explanation: Lay down means to sacrifice. Lay by means save money. Lie down means to move into a position Therefore lay down is correct form.
Another example: The thief laid down his gun and surrendered.