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7. T h e b i r d f l e w a c r o s s t h e s k y .
8. Th e m a n d r o v e th e c a r f r o m th e c a m p u s t o th e c i t y .
9. T h e b o y s t o p p e d .
10 . Th e f a r m er l a u g h e d wh e n th e r a i n s c a m e.

Commonly Confused Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Lay vs. Lie
lay (transitive verb) lie (intransitive verb)
To set or put down flat To rest flat on one’s back
lay(s), laying, laid, has/have laid lie(s), lying, lay, has/have lain
Lay the book on the table please. I must lie down because I’m not feeling well.

Practice 10B: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of lie or lay.
1. Elijah was tired, so he down under the tree.

2. Peter was on the housetop when God showed him something special.
3. Chongwe between Kazemba and Lusaka.

4. I was the book on the table when you surprised me.
5. You have in bed long enough.
Rise vs. Raise

rise (intransitive verb) raise (transitive verb)
To go up or to get up To lift something or to push up something
rise(s), rising, rose, (have) risen raise(s), raising, raised, (have) raised.
The dead in Christ shall rise first. Each morning, we raise the windows.
He has risen as He said. Our neighbors are raising vegetables.
Practice 10C: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of rise or raise.

1. Christ Jairus’ daughter to life again.
2. Smoke from the fires into the clear Zambian sky.

3. The morning fog has , and the day is now bright.
4. George is his own tomatoes.

5. Jesus has from the grave.

Sit vs. Set
sit (intransitive verb) set (transitive verb)
To rest upright with the weight on the buttocks or to To put or place something
move into such a position
sit, sitting, sat, (have) sat set, setting, set, (have) set
Percy sat down beside Geneva on the park bench. Marvin set his new lamp on the table

Practice 10D: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of sit or set.
1. the vase in the center of the table.
2. They are close to the front of the stage.

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