Incorrect:

Her coat was laying on the chair.

Correct:

Her coat was lying on the chair.

Incorrect:

I have lain your notebook on the table by the door so that you won't forget it.

Correct:

I have laid your notebook on the table by the door so that you won't forget it.

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

The geographic position of North America, ______ in the early days of the European settlement.

(A) laying between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, isolating it  (B) isolating it as it laid between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans  (C) lying between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, isolated it  (D) isolating it between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans as it was layed 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

Melanin, a pigment that lays  under skins layers, is  responsible for skin color, including the variations that occur  among  different races.

Problem 24 Transitive and intransitive verbs - set and sit

Remember that set is a transitive verb; it takes a complement. sit is an intransitive verb; it does not take a complement. To set means to put, to place or to cause to sit. To sit means to occupy a place on a chair or a flat surface.

Transitive: Verb word set Past set Participle set

Intransitive:

Verb word sit Past sat Participle sat

S SET C M The students set the lab equipment on the table every class.

S SIT C M The equipment sits on the table every class.

Examples: