Complete the eccentric baker's blog post about the perfect sourdough by dragging the correct verbs into the blanks.
To bake the ultimate sourdough, first carefully lay the shaped dough on a warm, floured towel. Watch in awe as the bread begins to rise beautifully over the next few hours. If the yeast seems sleepy, you might need to raise the temperature in your kitchen. Finally, let the freshly baked loaf lie undisturbed on a cooling rack for at least an hour—no matter how delicious it smells!
To bake the ultimate sourdough, first carefully lay the shaped dough on a warm, floured towel.
The verb "lay" is transitive and requires a direct object (what are you laying? "the shaped dough"). "Lie" is intransitive and cannot take an object.
Watch in awe as the bread begins to rise beautifully over the next few hours.
The verb "rise" is intransitive and does not take a direct object (the bread does the rising itself).
If the yeast seems sleepy, you might need to raise the temperature in your kitchen.
The verb "raise" is transitive and requires a direct object (what are you raising? "the temperature").
Finally, let the freshly baked loaf lie undisturbed on a cooling rack for at least an hour—no matter how delicious it smells!
The verb "lie" is intransitive and does not take a direct object (the loaf is simply resting there).