This is to confirm that we have received your answers for this week’s grammar quiz. Here are the correct answers for your reference:
1. Correct Answer: B – I am dizzy and need to lie down.
Explanation: lie means “to recline.”
2. Correct Answer: A – When I got dizzy yesterday, I lay down.
Explanation: lay is the past tense of lie.
3. Correct Answer: B – My brother lays carpet for a living.
Explanation: lay means “to put or place.”
4. Correct Answer: B – The book has been lying there for weeks.
Explanation: lying is the present participle of to lie.
5. Correct Answer: A – We need to lay this baby down for a nap.
Explanation: see Explanation 3.
6. Correct Answer: A – We will know when we have laid this issue to rest when we no longer fight about it.
Explanation: laid means “put” or “placed.”
7. Correct Answer: B – The lions are lying in wait for their prey.
Explanation: see Explanation 4.
8. Correct Answer: A – The lions have lain in wait for their prey.
Explanation: lain is the past participle of to lie.
9. Correct Answer: A – I laid the blanket over her as she slept.
Explanation: laid is the past tense of lay.
10. Correct Answer: B – I will lay my head on my pillow shortly.
Explanation: see Explanation 3.
