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You'll lay an egg if you don't lie down. Troublesome Verbs. Objective 5.021 Correctly use troublesome verbs. Is “lay” used correctly in this cartoon?. M ost difficult to use correctly, so remember:. The principal parts (most-common verb forms) of lie are:
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You'll lay an egg if you don't lie down Troublesome Verbs Objective 5.021 Correctly use troublesome verbs
Most difficult to use correctly, so remember: • The principal parts (most-common verb forms) of lie are: • lie (present,) lay (past) and lain (past participle). • The principal parts of lay are: • lay (present), laid (past) and laid (past participle). • As an aid in choosing the correct verb forms, remember that lie means to recline, whereas lay means to place something, to put something on something. • • 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. • 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.
Correct Usage Examples • Lie Present tense: I lie down on my bed to rest my weary bones. Past tense: Yesterday, I lay there thinking about what I had to do during the day. Past participle: But I remembered that I had lain there all morning one day last week. • Lay Present tense: As I walk past, I lay the tools on the workbench. Past tense: As I walked past, I laid the tools on the workbench. And: I laid an egg in class when I tried to tell that joke. Past participle: . . . I had laid the tools on the workbench
Answer to “Zits” question: Oh, it should be “lie” as in “recline”; otherwise, he'd be putting “low” somewhere
You try 1. Dr. Javier _____ my brother's arm when he broke it. 2. The two teenagers _____ by the pool all day. 3. Chris may ____ a new record in the race today. 4. Just _____ right here until they call your name. 5. They watched the sun ________ over the ocean.
Affect/Effect • Affect / Effect: Is it the cause or result? • affect v. (influence, cause change) • effect n. (result) • Seeing thin models affects a young girl's self image. • An emotional effect may be self-hate or anorexia (not eating). (result)
