Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required’.
I found my bag to lie where I had left it.
Option 1: No improvement required
Option 2: to be lying
Option 3: lying
Option 4: to lay
Correct Answer: lying
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation:
The correct verb form to be used here is the present participle form, which is lying. Thus, to lie should be replaced with lying i.e. gerund form of the verb, to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: I found my bag lying where I had left it.
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