Question

There was an oil painting _______ in the corner. It _______ there for several days.

A．laying; had laid

B．lain; had laid

C．lying; had lain

D．laid; had been lain

Answer 1

C

试题分析：考查分词做定语。第一空中的动词lie与an oil painting构成主动关系，故使用现在分词短语lying in the corner修饰an oil painting。第二空根据句意说明使用过去完成时，lie（位于，躺）是一个不规则动词，过去式和过去分词为(lay, lain)；故C正确。
点评：当分词做定语的时候，如果构成分词的动词与名词构成主动关系，就使用现在分词做定语；当二者构成被动关系，使用过去分词做定语。单独的一个分词做定语要放在名词的前面，分词短语做定语要放在分词的后面。