Question

1594 ✗ The tourists were lying in the hot sun like corpses. The tourists were [[lying]] in the hot sun like corpses. laying | lying

Accepted Answer

lay The tourists were laying in the hot sun like corpses. The tourists were [[laying]] in the hot sun like corpses. lying lay (laying, laid, laid ) = put something somewhere: 'She laid the money on the table in front of me.'lie (lying, lay, lain ) = be in a horizontal position (on the ground/on a bed etc): 'He was lying on his back, staring up at the sky.' 'I could lie here all day!'

Idx	1594
Keyword	lay
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The tourists were laying in the hot sun like corpses.
Correct Sentence	The tourists were lying in the hot sun like corpses.
Cloze Error Sentence	The tourists were [[laying]] in the hot sun like corpses.
Cloze Sentence	The tourists were [[lying]] in the hot sun like corpses.
Cloze Answer	lying
Choices	laying \| lying
Explanation	lay (laying, laid, laid ) = put something somewhere: 'She laid the money on the table in front of me.' lie (lying, lay, lain ) = be in a horizontal position (on the ground/on a bed etc): 'He was lying on his back, staring up at the sky.' 'I could lie here all day!'

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