Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate word/phrase from the given options and fill in the blank.

He asked me to take the book which __________ on the table.

  1. lie

  2. lay

  3. lied

  4. laid
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Lay' is the past tense of the verb 'lie' (to rest or be positioned). Since the book's position on the table is being described in the past, 'which lay' is correct. 'Lie' is present tense, 'lied' means told a falsehood, and 'laid' is the past tense of 'lay' (to put something down), which would require an object.

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