The most common uses of sit and set are similar to those of lay and lie. In these contexts, sit is intransitive and set takes an object. Mixing up sit and set is not as common as mixing up lay and lie because the principal parts of sit and set are completely different:. However, because sit and set have so many additional uses, efforts to state a hard and fast rule as to when to use one and when the other are futile.
Of things: To have place or location; to be situated. There were a dozen eggs still sitting on the front porch and the dustbin sat at the back of the house where the binmen had left it. A certain plan may not sit well with voters. A jacket may be said to set well on the shoulders.
The OED definition for this sense of to set is,. Trousers with a wider waistband sit well. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily!
It took a couple of exposures for me to understand that this was a legitimate construction in British English. I mean it as a compliment. My question involves two question marks, the position of the one above and the one for my questions below. Of course, the educational level of that rural county is not very high, yet that usage was so widespread as to make you wonder.
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Anonymous comments are disabled in this journal. Your IP address will be recorded. Log in No account? Create an account. Remember me. Previous Share Flag Next. Happy Monday, Fandom Grammar watchers! Lara and the rest of the characters of Tomb Raider will help us discover the answer. An example: Pointing the gun at Lara, Amanda yanked the sword piece from her hands. She then waved her over to a nearby boulder. Sit is an intransitive verb — it does not take an object. My dog is sitting by the door.
My dog sits next to my desk while I am working. She sat down next to me and stayed there. She has sat with me several times before.
Sit down! Good dog. Use set for an action that a person does to someone or something else. Set is a transitive verb — it requires an object. The woman is setting the pup next to its mother. She set s the pup down next its mother so it can feed. She set the pup down next its mother a minute ago. She has set the pup down several times. Set the pup down and leave it alone. He sat for an artist who painted his picture. It took several sittings. Our house sits on a hill over the town. He has an aura of greatness that sits upon him.
Congress let the bill sit for several months. Thurgood Marshall sat on the Supreme Court for twenty-four years. She baby sits for us every Saturday night. Please sit down and stay for a while. Sit up straight and put your hands in your lap.
They sat on the news for several weeks before revealing the truth. The violinist had to sit in for another musician who was ill. Because he had a cold, he had to sit out the next game. He was sitting pretty until the police figured out his scam and sent him to jail. Just sit tight. We'll be there in a few minutes. The officials sat on their hands instead of taking action. She set the table with her best silverware. She set the painting on end because it looked better that way.
They set fire to his house. The hairdresser washed and set my grandmother's hair. The agent set the value of our house at one million dollars. Snow White set to work cleaning up the seven dwarves house. We set our wedding date for August She opened the bird cage and set the pigeon free.
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