Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). He ______ the picture on the table?

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Use of English - 2008 Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

He ______ the picture on the table?

Answer Details
The best option to complete the sentence is "laid". "Laid" is the past tense of the verb "lay", which means to put something down in a horizontal position. In this sentence, the subject probably put a picture down on the table, so "laid" would be the correct verb choice. "Lay" is also a past tense form of the same verb, but it is used in a different way - it is the past tense of "lie", which means to recline or be in a horizontal position. "Lied" is the past tense of "lie", but it means to make a false statement, not to put something down. "Lain" is also a past tense form of "lie", but it is not used in this sentence - it would be used to describe a state of being in a horizontal position, not an action of putting something down.

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