These six little words are probably the most troublesome in the language, but after a careful study of the following outline you should be able to use them. correctly. First: Lic, sit, and rise are intransitive; lay, set, and raise are transitive. Third: Raise means to cause to rise. I am going to lie down. I lay down yesterday. LAY I will lay the book where I found it. I had just lain down when you I have laid the books upon the shelf. |