Grammar Lie & Lay

“I need to down” -From A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole, Lie & Lay “I need to down” -From A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole,

Lie (present tense) Lie = Sit I Think I’ll go lie down. Proof: Example: (sit) I Think I’ll go lie down.

Practice The Conversation: Fuzzy Wuzzy: Read the sentence. Fashion Fuchsia: I think I’ll go lie down. Fuzzy Wuzzy: Don’t you mean go lay down? Fashion Fuchsia: Nope. Fuzzy Wuzzy: Prove that? Fashion Fuchsia: I think I’ll go sit down. Fuzzy Wuzzy: Good!

Lay: “Because we were the first school to arrive, we got to run around the field all we wanted until the teachers told us it was time to lay out our sleeping bags on the ground and get good seats.” -From Wonder by R.J. Palacio, found by Annabell Lang

Lay lay = put Proof: Example: (put) He should lay the candle on the table.

Practice The Conversation: Fuzzy Wuzzy: Please read the sentence. Fashion Fuchsia: He should lay the candle on the table. Fuzzy Wuzzy: Oh no, you mean lie the candle on the table, right? Fashion Fuchsia: No, I do not. Fuzzy Wuzzy: How can you prove that? Fashion Fuchsia: He should put the candle on the table. Fuzzy Wuzzy: Ah! You’re right! Fashion Fuchsia: When you’re putting something with your hands you should use lay, not lie. Fuzzy Wuzzy: Perfect! Well done.

Practice: Write 2 sentences using the word LIE and write your proof above it. Write 2 sentences using the word LAY and write your proof above it.