Here is the sentence:
When Carol went hunting through the kitchen for a midnight snack, she found
a stale chocolate chip cookie __________ in a crumpled bag on top the refrigerator.
The stale Oreo is resting in the bag. Thus, you need a form of lie. The blank requires a present participle. You chose the correct form from the table below. Good job!
| Infinitive | Definition | Simple Present | Simple Past | Past Participle | Present Participle |
| to lay | to put something down | lay(s) | laid | laid | laying |
| to lie | to rest or recline | lie(s) | lay | lain | lying |