grammar question.?

Question

This is the whole sentence: "I had so many blisters on my feet that walking to the bathroom was out of the question, so I just laid there on the floor."

which one is correct:

a) I just laid there on the floor.
b)I just lied there on the floor.
c)I just laid down on the floor.
d)I just lied down on the floor.
e) other

part grammar question also part style. Maybe "I just remained on the floor" could work too.

Prof. marked that sentence wrong for grammar, and I do not know what's wrong with it.

could it also be "lay there on the floor"

Answer 1

Lie and lay are two words that seem to cause some of the greatest confusion, even among those versed in English grammar. Lie means to recline; lay, on the other hand, means to put or place something. Lay is a transitive verb, meaning that there is always an object after it. (Lay the book on the shelf. Book is the object.) The principal parts of lie and lay are listed below.

lie: lie, lying, lay, (have) lain
lay: lay, laying, laid, (have) laid

The confusion generally seems to occur with the forms of lie. The following sentences illustrate the correct and incorrect uses of lay and lie.

lie/lay
I lie [not lay] on the floor when I watch television.
I lay my keys on the table when I arrive home from work.

lying/laying
I am lying [not laying] on the floor watching television.
I am laying my briefcase on my desk to remind me that I have work to finish.

lay/laid
Yesterday I lay [not laid] in bed all day with a fever.
Yesterday I laid my briefcase on my desk and forgot about it when I left for work.

(have) lain/(have) laid
I have lain [not have laid] in bed all day with a fever.
I have laid my briefcase on my desk to remind me that I have work to finish.

paaatches --Although these are two extremely confusing verbs, with a little practice, you should have them down pat. Unfortunately, I don't know of any helpful hints to use for remembering how to use lie and lay correctly. My only suggestion is to memorize them and practice. Or you can remember it this way: Lay; laying; laid; is to put something down, like an object, (a book, briefcase, keys and so forth). Lie; lying; lain; is to used when put into motion, as you as a person.

Answer 2

i would chose c because laid is the past tense of lay and there is where on the floor is floor on the ground
so its down
i suppose
i had so many blisters on my feet that walking to the bathroom was out of the question, so i just laid down on the floor
maybe u should ask ur professor 2

Answer 3

None of the above. It's "lay" as in: I had so many blisters on my feet that walking to the bathroom was out of the question, so I just lay there n the floor.

If you read it aloud, you can tell it sounds better than any of the other answers.

Sue

Answer 4

I typed the sentence into Microsoft WORD and it said that the correct answer was: I just laid there on the floor.

Answer 5

LAY is the correct form of the past tense in the so called "intransitive" verb. "I lay on the floor."
"laid" is the correct form only if you have an object connected to the verb:
"I laid the flowers on the grave."
They are actually 2 different verbs
1. lie, past tense: lay, past participle: lain, present participle: lying
2. lay, past tense: laid, past participle:laid present participle:laying

Answer 6

The new generation of American kids isn't being taught grammar as a course. The school system expects the kids to pick it up themselves just by reading textbooks and listening in class. Can you tell it was a bad idea to take grammar lessons out of the classroom?

Answer 7

None of the above. When it's your own body, the past tense of "lay" is "lay". You would use "laid" if you had something in your hands and you laid it down.

Answer 8

Well, "C" and "D" are the same question.

I'm going to choose 'E' and rephrase the sentance:

I had so many blisters on my feet that walking to the bathroom was out of the question. I was so tired, I just lied there on the floor instead."

Answer 9

i think C is right

Answer 10

a and c are right well that's what i think.