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Which is correct - you lay your phone down or you laid your phone down on the desk?
Laid, transitive verb here. You lay what? Object of the verb here is "the phone," so you need the verb "to lay" (not "to lie") Past tense of "to lay" is "laid." (Just to make matters worse, "lay" is past tense of "to lie," the verb you don't need here.) Good question!
Lay down and go to sleep or Lie down and go to sleep?
Lay is a transitive verb and needs an object - lay (something) down or lay down (something) Lie is intransitive and doesn't need an object - i lie on the floor The confusion arises from the fact that "lay" is also the past tense of "lie" In the present "I lie in my bed" In the past "I lay in my bed" I would recommend "Lie down and go to sleep.". But now I lay me down to sleep. Because the object is me (though it should be myself).
What is the object in this sentence sea turtles lay eggs in the sand?
eggs.Sea turtles is the subject. They are performing the action.The action is "lay". That is what is being done.Eggs is the direct object. That is what is being lain.In the sand is the preposition. That is where the event takes place.To separate the preposition from the direct object, you've got to consider which one the action is affecting.Are the sea turtles laying sand? No.The direct object answers the question "what?""The Sea turtles lay in the sand." They lay what?"The sea turtles lay eggs in the sand."The sentence still makes sense without the preposition:Sea turtles lay eggs.
Sue lay laid lained her test on the desk and walked out of the room?
There are two different verbs: # Transitive (object): to lay - lays - laid - laid - to place something (in a lying position) # Intransitive (no object): to lie - lies - lay - lain
What lay ahead or what lies ahead?
What lies ahead. Never, never use lay without a direct object.
Can a female pigeon need a male pigeon to lay an egg?
Female birds do not need male birds to lay eggs, they need them to lay fertile eggs.
What is the correct grammar for the following sentence i laid in the sun?
I lay in the sun. (The verb in this sentence is intransitive, meaning it does not have an object, so you should use the past tense of the verb to lie, which is lay. The similar-meaning verb to lay, the past tense of which is laid, is a transitive verb, so the subject of the sentence would need to lay something "in the sun.")
Do you need a hen for a chicken to lay eggs?
Hens are chickens.Hens are female chickens and lay eggs.Roosters are male chickens and do not lay eggs.So your answer is YES, you need a hen to lay eggs.
Another word for lay?
Lay is a present tense transitive verb (it needs a direct object). The definition of lay is: to place something in a horizontal position or a position of rest; set down.Lay the book on the table.Laid is the past tense and past participle of lay.What can be confusing is that lay is also the past tense of the present tense verb lie (to rest or recline). The past participle is lain. Lie is an intransitive verb (it doesn't need a direct object).Just remember -- chickens lay eggs, but you tell your dog to lie down.
Is it proper grammar to lie on the bed or lay on the bed?
It is proper grammar to say "lie on the bed" when referring to resting on the bed in a horizontal position without an object. "Lay" requires a direct object, so you would say "lay the book on the bed" when placing something on the bed.
Can you make a sentence with the word lay?
A stone was laid as a memorial, He wanted to get laid (inf. slang for sexual intercourse) In a day, 3 eggs are laid by each hen. In 1848 North street was laid out. These buttons are laid out in a stupid way.
Lay down or lie down?
It depends on the context, because lay is a transitive verb, referring to a direct object, while lie is an intransitive verb, referring to the subject.Lay means "to put or place something or someone down," e.g. "I need to lay Mark down in his bed, before I drop him."Lie, on the other hand, means "to relax or recline," e.g. "Mark needs to lie down in bed before he falls asleep, because I can't carry him."
