Choose the option that best completes: 'The book _____ on the table is mine.'
AlyingCORRECT
Blaying
Clay
Dlaid
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Why the answer is A, and why the others tempt you.
'Lying' (to recline) takes no object. 'Laying' (to place something) requires an object. The book is reclining on its own.
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