Which word correctly completes the following sentence? Yesterday Scott _____ in bed all day."?

Question

A laid
B layed
C lay
D lie
E lied

Answer 1

D

lie
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Main Entry: 1lie
Pronunciation: 'lI
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): lay /'lA/; lain /'lAn/; ly·ing /'lI-i[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos
1 a : to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position : be prostrate : REST, RECLINE b : to assume a horizontal position -- often used with down c archaic : to reside temporarily : stay for the night : LODGE d : to have sexual intercourse -- used with with e : to remain inactive (as in concealment)
2 : to be in a helpless or defenseless state
3 of an inanimate thing : to be or remain in a flat or horizontal position upon a broad support
4 : to have direction : EXTEND
5 a : to occupy a certain relative place or position b : to have a place in relation to something else c : to have an effect through mere presence, weight, or relative position d : to be sustainable or admissible
6 : to remain at anchor or becalmed
7 a : to have place : EXIST b : CONSIST, BELONG
8 : REMAIN; especially : to remain unused, unsought, or uncared for
usage see LAY
- li·er /'lI(-&)r/ noun
- lie low 1 : to lie prostrate, defeated, or disgraced 2 : to stay in hiding : strive to avoid notice 3 : to bide one's time : remain secretly ready for action

Answer 2

Most definitly C.

Laid means to put something somewhere. "I laid the books on the table. The chicken laid the egg.

Layed is not a word.

Lay is past tense for lie ( the lie which talks about lying down.)

Lie either is present tense for lying down, in which case it can not be used here because the sentence is past tense. It can also mean present tense for telling a lie.

Lied would mean he told lies in bed all day, which is theoritically a possibility, but highly unlikely. It is definitly now past tense for lying down.

I am 100% sure.

Answer 3

I'm inclined to say "lied." I'm looking at Troyka's "Handbook for Writers" (6th edition), and this is what the book has to say on the matter:

"LAY, LIE: The verb lay (lay, laid, laid, laying) means "place or put something, usually on something else" and needs a direct object. The verb lie (lie, lay, lain, lying), meaning "recline", doesn't need a direct object. Substituting lay for lie, or the opposite, is nonstandard.

Lay [not lie] down the blanket [direct object], and then place the baby to lie [not lay] in the shade."

EDIT: I read my own allusion, and determined that it should be "lay" instead. "Lied" sounds more natural to me, but I guess that's not how the gods of English wanted things to be... lol j/k

Answer 4

The answer is "C." Here's why.

First, you have to understand the difference between "lay" and "lie." Lay is something you do to something else--it's a "transitive" verb. You lay a book on the table, for instance. Lie, however, does not require something in particular to receive the action, meaning it is "intransitive"--it means "to recline." So the verb we're looking for in this particular sentence is "to lie." The past tense of this verb (this is where it gets confusing) is "lay."

"Yesterday Scott _lay_ in bed all day."

Also, the link from www.verbix.com will verify that the past tense of "to lie" is indeed "lay."

Answer 5

I think it's A.
It is definitely not B. Layed isn't even a word. I am certain it's not D or E, but I'm starting to think it might be C. Yep I am changing my answer, its C.

And for those who think it's B, run the word "layed" though the spell checker. It's not a word!

** and btw, Scott should get up off his @ss! lol

Answer 6

C. Lay (the past tense of lie - in bed). The other ones are referring to laying something down (like the chicken laid an egg). "Layed" is a misspelling. "Lie" can mean "to recline in a horizontal position" or "to tell an untruth" and "lied" is "told an untruth".

Answer 7

I need a nice prayers before going to bed.

Answer 8

answer is A - laid
A is the correct answer bcos the sentence is a past tense and laid is the past tense of lay.

Answer 9

a

Answer 10

it is A - laid is the past tense of lay -