Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Left Brain or Right Brain? Take a Test

Are you a left brainer or right brainer? Go to the test for this at: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dhrxdnf3_9gwwxhg

Note on your autobiography the results of your test.

Monday, December 18, 2006

Lay vs. Lie


Lay flat or lie flat video


Lay vs. Lie


Present

Past

Participle (a form of have)

To recline

lie, lying

lay

has/have/

had lain

To put or place

lay, laying

laid

has/have/

had laid

To tell a falsehood

lie, lying

lied

has/have/

had lied


  • Lay is a transitive verb and requires a direct object
  • Lie is an intransitive verb and does not take a direct object
  • Before lying down (no direct object) she laid the book (direct object) on the table.

· Quiz – Is It Correct?

1. I am dizzy and need to ____ down.

2. When I got dizzy yesterday, I ____ down.

3. We need to ___ this baby down for a nap.

4. The lions are _____ in wait for their prey.

5. The lions have ____ in wait for their prey.

6. I ­­­____the blanket over her as she slept.

7. I will ___ my head on my pillow shortly.

8. The dog has been _____on the back porch all afternoon.

9. The tugboat has ____on its side since last winter's storm.

10. He yelled at his dog, "_______ down!"

11. My slacker brother _______ around in bed all day.

12. Professor Rodgers ________ his papers carefully on the podium before beginning his talk.

13. The team members were so exhausted after the game they just ______ on the benches.

14. The police ordered the thieves to _______ down in the street.

15. The thieves _________ down on the pavement.

16. The thieves have _______ there for several moments already.

Quiz – Is It Correct? Answers

1. I am dizzy and need to ____ down. (lie)

2. When I got dizzy yesterday, I ____ down. (lay)

3. We need to ___ this baby down for a nap. (lay)

4. The lions are _____ in wait for their prey. (lying)

5. The lions have ____ in wait for their prey. (lain)

6. I ____the blanket over her as she slept. (laid)

7. I will ___ my head on my pillow shortly. (lay)

8. The dog has been _____on the back porch all afternoon. (lying)

9. The tugboat has ____on its side since last winter's storm. (lain)

10. He yelled at his dog, "_______ down!" (Lie)

11. My slacker brother _______ around in bed all day. (lies)

12. Professor Rodgers ________ his papers carefully on the podium before beginning his talk. (laid)

13. The team members were so exhausted after the game they just ______ on the benches. (lay)

14. The police ordered the thieves to _______ down in the street. (lie)

15. The thieves _________ down on the pavement. (lay)

16. The thieves have _______ there for several moments already. (lain)