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Updated on: 08 Jun 2016, 12:42
Originally posted by LogicGuru1 on 07 Jun 2016, 02:19.
Last edited by LogicGuru1 on 08 Jun 2016, 12:42, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by LogicGuru1 on 08 Jun 2016, 12:42, edited 1 time in total.
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The old man had a strange vision while he was laying on his bed of a great bird raising from the ashes and sitting on a tomb.
a) he was laying on his bed of a great bird raising from the ashes and sitting on a tomb
b) lying on his bed of a great bird rising from the ashes and sitting on a tomb
c) he laid comfortably on his bed of a great bird raising from the ashes and coming to sit on a tomb
d) comfortably laying in his bed of a great bird that rose from ashes and sat on a tomb
e) lying in his bed of a great bird rising from smouldering ashes and then setting on a tomb
What would be the best option among B and E.
I choose "B" because "E" sounds unnecessary wordy and has the addition of the word "smouldering"
but in "B" also I am little confused because I have never heard anyone say "lying on bed" (He spend his vacations lying on bed.... AWKWARD)
For me "lying in bed" is more natural (John was lying in his bed when he suddenly realised that someone was hiding behind the curtains)
Please discuss.
a) he was laying on his bed of a great bird raising from the ashes and sitting on a tomb
b) lying on his bed of a great bird rising from the ashes and sitting on a tomb
c) he laid comfortably on his bed of a great bird raising from the ashes and coming to sit on a tomb
d) comfortably laying in his bed of a great bird that rose from ashes and sat on a tomb
e) lying in his bed of a great bird rising from smouldering ashes and then setting on a tomb
What would be the best option among B and E.
I choose "B" because "E" sounds unnecessary wordy and has the addition of the word "smouldering"
but in "B" also I am little confused because I have never heard anyone say "lying on bed" (He spend his vacations lying on bed.... AWKWARD)
For me "lying in bed" is more natural (John was lying in his bed when he suddenly realised that someone was hiding behind the curtains)
Please discuss.
07 Jun 2016, 14:19
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LogicGuru1
Dear LogicGuru1,
I'm happy to respond.
I gather that you are relatively new to GMAT Club. Welcome. First I will say that when you post a GMAT Sentence Correction question, please do not post in in the "Ask GMAT Experts" forum. This forum is for general question (study plans, advice about retakes, etc.) Any questions about the content of the GMAT should be posted in the appropriate content sections. In particular, SC questions should be posted here:
gmat-sentence-correction-sc-138/
I would also say that, when you post a question, always cite the source. This question, for example, does not appear to have been written by anyone particularly familiar with the standards of the GMAT. It is more of a storybook tale than an academic topic.
Having said that, it does have the reasonably clear answer of (B). Much of this question hinges on the lie vs. lay split. The distinction between these two very different verbs is hopelessly jumbled in colloquial American English.
The verb "to lie" is intransitive. It means "to recline" and it never takes a direct object.
The verb "to lay" is transitive. It means "to put" or "to place" and it always takes a direct object.
What causes endless confusion is what happens in the past tense.
The past tense of "to lie" is "lay": Today I lie down. Yesterday I lay down. I often have lain down.
The past tense of "to lay" is "lay": Today I lay the book on the table. Yesterday I laid the book on the table. I often have laid this book on that table.
See:
GMAT Sentence Correction: Lie vs. Lay
In this question, "lying" is 100% correct and "laying" and "laid" are 100% incorrect---they are the wrong verb!! Right away, (A), (C), and (D) have to be wrong.
Choice (E) has "setting on a tomb" instead of "sitting on a tomb," so (E) is wrong also. That leaves (B) as the only acceptable answer. Although this has a clear answer, again, this is a far from ideal question.
Here's a related GMAT practice SC question:
The vice-president of engineering
Does all this make sense?
Mike
08 Jun 2016, 13:05
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Hello Mike,
Thanks for the suggestion. I did made the mistake of posting it on wrong forum which will be corrected in the upcoming posts.
Regarding the quality of questions, I am highly positive that these are bad questions.
FYI the source is much loved gmatclub grammar book. Although the conceptual topics and lessons in the book are good, the questions are less than satisfactory and non at all GMAT like.
I am following, Manhattan, Veritas, Powerscore and Aristotle for verbal. (SC,CR and RC)
I appreciate your concern about the source of the questions and also the nice explanations.
I understood the explanations put forth by you.
Thanks mate
Thanks for the suggestion. I did made the mistake of posting it on wrong forum which will be corrected in the upcoming posts.
Regarding the quality of questions, I am highly positive that these are bad questions.
FYI the source is much loved gmatclub grammar book. Although the conceptual topics and lessons in the book are good, the questions are less than satisfactory and non at all GMAT like.
I am following, Manhattan, Veritas, Powerscore and Aristotle for verbal. (SC,CR and RC)
I appreciate your concern about the source of the questions and also the nice explanations.
I understood the explanations put forth by you.
Thanks mate
