Creative Editing
Chapter 2
Exercise 9
9. Use the correct verb and verb tense in each of the following sentences.
Lie or lay
a. The gun __________ in the street.
b. The gun had __________ in the street for several hours before it was recovered by police.
c. The police officer __________ the gun on the table.
d. The officer thought that he had __________ the gun on the table, but his supervisor could not find it.
e. The woman __________ on the beach to get a suntan.
f. She had __________ there for several hours before she noticed that she was getting sunburned.
g. __________ the baby in the crib.
h. The twin babies were __________ in the crib.
i. __________ her books aside, she spoke to him.
Sit or set
j. We were __________ on the swing when Bill began crying.
k. She __________ the books on her desk.
l. The fat man __________ on the chair and broke it.
m. She had __________ the alarm clock for 6 a.m.
n. They had __________ in the car for two hours.
Rise or raise
o. Please __________ the flag.
p. He __________ from the water and surprised me.
q. The dough has __________ sufficiently.
r. The student __________ her hand.
s. He had __________ his hand several times, but the teacher did not call on him to respond.
t. The stage was designed to allow the orchestra to __________ from the orchestra pit.
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