Can someone please check if my answers are correct?
Identify the verb form that correctly completes each sentence:
1.At the stroke of midnight, the fireworks ________ into the night sky.
A.burst
B.bursts
C.bursted
D.bursting
A
2.Jermaine, seeing the shower of lights, _________ a chill of excitement.
A.had felt
B.feeling
C.have felt
D.felt
D
3.No one _______ during the entire show.
A.speaking
B.spoke
C.spoken
D.has spoke
B
4.Rather than leave as soon as it was over, Jermaine ________ to stay for a while.
A.chosen
B.has chose
C.chose
D.choose
C
5.All the next day, he _______ himself thinking about the amazing fireworks.
A.finds
B.found
C.finding
D.will have found
B
6.She has a headache and ______ down for a while.
A.is laying
B.laid
C.is lying
D.lain
Not sure about this one...A?
I have one more post with questions like these....Thanks for the help!
-MC
4 answers
The verb "lie" means to recline. Note the principle parts:
I will lie down this afternoon.
My mother is lying down and can't be disturbed.
Yesterday I lay down for an hour.
I have lain on that couch many times.
The verb "lay" means to put or place.
I always lay my keys on the mantle.
She is laying her keys on the mantle.
I laid my keys on the mantle yesterday.
I have laid my keys on the mantle for years.
What do you think is the correct answer for 6?
-MC