Folks, I’m sorry I forgot the voting buttons on my e-mail earlier.
Today’s response totals are:
ABC – 0
CCB – 50
BBB – 4
BCB – 53
CCC – 5
Total number of responders: 112
Looks like the first question threw a lot of people for a loop. At the bottom I’ve included a “lay/lie” chart; I think it is better than the one from last week.
1) In the early morning, before they get him up, he lies in his crib and sings. [I lie, you lie, he lies]
2) At midnight, the boy crept downstairs as quietly as he could.
3) As Allie and Timmy sit together, she reads American Psycho, which she had brought for him.
Review of Lie and Lay(from http://www.auntruthgrammar.com/)
Lie
| Tense | Form | Examples |
| Present | Lie | I think I will lie down for a while. |
| Past | Lay | Yesterday, I lay in bed until noon. |
| Past Participle | Lain | She has lain on the couch all afternoon. |
| Present Participle | Lying | Mildred is lying in bed. |
Lay
| Tense | Form | Examples |
| Present | Lay | I think I will lay the book on the table. |
| Past | Laid | Yesterday, I laid the book on the table. |
| Past Participle | Laid | She has laid the book on the table. |
| Present Participle | Laying | Mildred is laying the book on the table. |
Kara Church | Senior Technical Editor
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