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Response and Rationale for Writing Subtest Sample Question #35

Answer: While I was lying on my bed reading a book, my sister brought in another book and laid it on the bed.

 

Rationale: This one is tricky. “Lying” in the first clause is correct, but in the second clause it should be “laid” because it has an object and is therefore transitive.

 

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