a He lay his luggage b aside and lay down c to rest for a while d No error ........

English ( Master) Verb

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Read each sentence given below and find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any will be one of the parts of the sentence which are marked as a, b and c . If there is no error, the answer will be (d) i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

(a) He lay his luggage/ (b) aside and lay down/ (c) to rest for a while ./ (d) No error.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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Explanation:

Answer(a) v2 form of LAY is LAID.

In part 'a' verb used is lay - laid -laid and in part 'b' the word used should be (lie

• Lie means that the actor (subject) is doing something to himself or herself. It's what grammarians call a complete verb. When accompanied by subjects, complete verbs tell the whole story .lie (present,) lay (past) and lain (past participle).

• Lay, on the other hand, means that the subject is acting on something or someone else; therefore, it requires a complement to make sense. Thus lay always takes a direct object. Lie never does. (lay (present), laid (past) and laid (past participle).)

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