29. Why don't—doesn't some one tell John that his coat is tore—torn?
30. Don't—doesn't mother know that the vase is broke—broken?
Exercise 112—Troublesome Verbs
Lie, Lay
Lie is intransitive; lay is transitive. Lie signifies to rest; lay, to place. Insert the correct form in the following:
1. He told me to —— the book on the table. It —— there now.
2. I —— all day waiting for help to arrive.
3. Where did you —— the purse?
4. I —— it on your desk.
5. I have —— the letters on your desk.