Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
Ramesh (laid) in the shade of a tree before he could walk further.
(1) lied
(2) lay
(3) lain
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option.
The word "lay" is used because it is the correct past tense form of the verb "lie" when referring to being in a sleeping position.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Ramesh lay in the shade of a tree before he could walk further.
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Lago (lied) to Othello about his wife.
(1) lay
(2) laid
I would (soon) walk than stand in the cold waiting for the bus.
(1) hardly
(2) longer
(3) sooner
He is (in) of sorts today.
(1) out
(2) on
(3) outside
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(1) called
(2) known by
(3) known as
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(1) Exception of him
(2) Excepting him
(3) Except for him
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