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Complete the eccentric theater director's stage directions for the grand finale.
"During yesterday's rehearsal, our lead actor _________________________ on the floor for twenty minutes instead of acting! Today, we must fix this. Juliet, please _________________________ the poison vial carefully on the table, and then _________________________ on the velvet couch to deliver your monologue. And please, find out who _________________________ these heavy props in the wrong spot before someone trips!"
The correct answers are lay, set, sit, and laid.
lay (first blank): This is the tricky past tense of the intransitive verb lie (to rest or recline). Because the actor rested on the floor without a direct object, we use lay. set vs sit: Set is transitive and requires an object (you set the poison vial). Sit is intransitive and takes no object (you just sit). laid: This is the past tense of the transitive verb lay. It requires a direct object (someone laid these heavy props).
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