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The Writing Centre

Moriset Hall
Room 0036 Ottawa, ON
Canada K1N 6N5

No telephone writing help available
Tel.: 613 562-5800 ext. 2267

No online writing help available
E-mail:
writcent@uOttawa.ca

 

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Question:
We spent the morning lying on the sofa watching cartoons instead of raking the leaves.
Answer:
The answer This verb is not correctly formed. is not correct.
Explanation:
The participle "lying" is intransitive and describes the position the "we" rather than the act of placing something on the sofa.
 
 
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