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ACT Compass Writing Test Prep

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Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Having lain the toddler in his
  2. cradle, Margaret hoped that
  3. he would sleep long enough for
  4. her to get some work done.
Explanation
Answer: A - Corrected version: Having laid the toddler in his

Lain should be changed to laid. Lain is the past participle form of lie, which is intransitive. What’s needed is the past participle form of lay, which is transitive. Remember the verbs are lie(present), lay (past), lain (past participle) and lay (present), laid(past), laid (past participle).
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