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Lie/Lay Sit/Set Rise/Raise. Callie Bailey. Lie versus Lay. Lie is intransitive (no direct object) Means “to recline” Lay is transitive (direct object) Means “to put”. Lie versus Lay – cont. Which is correct? Lie down and rest. Lay down and rest. Present Past Past Participle
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Lie/LaySit/SetRise/Raise Callie Bailey
Lie versus Lay • Lie is intransitive (no direct object) • Means “to recline” • Lay is transitive (direct object) • Means “to put”
Lie versus Lay – cont • Which is correct? • Lie down and rest. • Lay down and rest. • Present Past Past Participle lie LAY Lain LAY laid Laid
Sit versus Set • Sit is intransitive (no direct object) • Means “to rest with the legs bent and the back upright” • Set is transitive (direct object) • Means “to put or place something”
Sit versus Set - cont • Which is correct? • The mailman set the package on my doorstep. • The mailman sat the package on my doorstep. • Present Past Past Participle sit sat sat set setset
Rise versus Raise • Rise is intransitive (no direct object) • Means “to move upright from a lying, kneeling, or sitting position” • Raise is transitive (direct object) • Means “to lift something”
Rise versus Raise - cont • Which is correct? • Zombies rise from the dead in horror movies • Zombies raisefrom the dead in horror movies • Present Past Past Participle Rise Rose Risen Raise Raised Raised
Quiz • 1) Yesterday, the cat ________ in the sun. • A) lay B) lied • 2) Welcome to my office. Would you ____ down please? • A) sit B) set • 3) If you have a question, please ____ your hand. • A) raise B) rise
Quiz - cont • 4) That book has ___ on the table for days. • A) lain B) laid • 5) The child ____ her hotdog on the dirty bench. Yuck! • A) sat B) set • 6) Please ____ for the National Anthem. • A) rise B) raise
Quiz - cont • 7) Sue _________ on her bed and cried. • A) Lie B) lay • 8) Before dinner, the dishes were ____ on the table, in preparation for the meal. • A) set B) sat • 9) The people ____ to their feet to sing the National Anthem. • A) raised B)rose