having some trouble deciding between which verb completes the sentence. Would it be "A bell lays or lies on its side? Also having trouble on the sentence, "The piano sets or sits on a platform."

Question

Thanks...

Answer 1

Use "lies" and "sits."

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/notorious.htm
and
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/notorious2.htm
See #162 and 163 and the chart for lie/lay
See #225 for sit/set