Troublesome Verbs Objective Correctly use troublesome verbs You'll lay an egg if you don't lie down

Is “lay” used correctly in this cartoon?

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

(needs an object) Irregular Verb INTRANSITIVE (no object) Regular Verb INTRANSITIVE (no object) (to put something down) lay - laid - laid - laying (to recline on a bed, etc.) lie - lay - lain -lying (to tell a lie) lie - lied - lied - lying Maris must lay everything on the table for dinner. Maris laid a fork on the table. Now she's laying a napkin there. Don likes to lie on the sofa. He's lying on the sofa now. He's lain there for an hour. Pat lies to her mom. She is lying to her mom now. She's lied to her mom many times.

Sit or Set? To be seated Sit down on the chair Sit To put in a certain place Set the money on the table Set

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.

SimplePast Past Participle Present Participle (- ing form) Intransitivesitsat(had) satsitting Transitiveset (had) setsetting

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)

Rise or Raise Use rise for an action that a person or animal does by oneself. Rise is an intransitive verb – it does not take an object. (to ascend, go up) Use raise for an action that a person does to someone or something else. Raise is a transitive verb – it requires an object.t (to lift, to increase, to elevate) Please rise from the chair.The Boy Scouts are raising the flag. The sun rises in the morning. Please raise your hand if you want to speak. The bread dough rose quickly. (past)The farmer raises wheat and barley. He rises at 6:00 a.m. every morning My employer raised my salary.