Choose the correct option.
Correct answer: C. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he lay in bed until long after the sun had arisen.
- A. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he laid in bed until long after the sun had arisen.
- B. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he had laid in bed until long after the sun had arisen.
- C. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he lay in bed until long after the sun had arisen.
- D. Though he had awakened before the birds began to twitter, he has lain in bed until long after the sun had arisen.
Explanation
Correct because it uses the past tense "lay" of the intransitive verb "lie".This is appropriate for the sentence's context, which describes a state of reclining in the past.
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