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
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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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