UWF WRITING LAB RULES OF THUMB FOR LAY, LIE Mini-lesson #99a
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UWF WRITING LABRULES OF THUMB FOR LAY, LIE
MINI-LESSON #99A
From
Real Good Grammar, TooBy
Mamie Webb Hixon
Created by Kathy Conforti CareyEdited by Mamie Webb Hixon
January 22, 2012
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LAY versus LIE
Which word should you use?
Do not confuse the transitive verb LAY (which has an object) with the intransitive
LIE (which does not).
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LAY “TO PUT OR PLACE SOMETHING”
The principal parts of LAY arelaylays
layinglaid
(has) laid
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EXAMPLES OF
LAY
We will LAY (put down) the new carpet nextweek.
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When LAYING (putting down) tile, you must be careful to get it straight.
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Someone has LAID (placed) my keys in the wrong place.
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I must have LAID (placed) my brush downsomewhere yesterday.
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I’m always LAYING (placing) things down andforgetting where I LAID (placed) them.
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LIE“TO REST OR RECLINE”
The principal parts of LIE arelielies
lyinglay
(has) lain
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EXAMPLES OF
LIE
Small children should LIE (recline) down for a nap after lunch.
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The baby LAY (reclined) awake and cried all night.
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The cicada hoard HAS LAIN (rested) dormant for
years, awaiting the right time to strike.
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I found your keys LYING (resting) under thecouch.
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The first command my dog learned was “LIE
(recline) down, Spike.”
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The robber told the bank tellers and the customers to LIE (recline) down on the floor.
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Do not confuse present tense LAY (to place) with past tense LAY
(reclined, rested).
Though some trained professionals and students
claim to have learned that inanimate objects/things cannot lie (rest) – that only
people lie (rest) – no such rule exists.
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As the following examples will illustrate, both people and inanimate objects may be found LYING (in a resting position):
Trees were LYING on the ground after the hurricane.
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Tourists can be seen LYING on the beach getting
suntans.
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Your keys are LYING on the desk.
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Let’s Practice!
• I (layed/laid) the book on the table yesterday.
I LAID the book on the table yesterday.
• I think I will (lay/lie) down and take a nap. I think I will LIE down and take a
nap.
• My cat is (laying/lying) in its bed. My cat is LYING on its bed.
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More Practice!
• The book is (laying/lying) on the table. The book is LAYING on the table.
• I (lay/laid) around all day yesterday.I LAY around all day yesterday.
• You’re (laying/lying) on my blanket. You’re LYING on my table.