Which sentence uses lie or lay correctly? (1 point)

Please lay your pencil on top of your notebook.<----
On Sunday afternoons I often lay down for a nap.
Just lie those newspapers on the kitchen counter.
Last night I lay in bed for hours before I fell asleep.

Right.

The correct sentence that uses "lie" or "lay" correctly is: "Please lay your pencil on top of your notebook."

To determine the correct usage, it is important to understand the difference between "lie" and "lay."

- "Lie" means to recline or rest in a horizontal position. In the past tense, it is "lay," and in the past participle, it is "lain." For example: "Last night I lay in bed for hours before I fell asleep."

- "Lay" means to put or place something down. In the past tense, it is "laid," and in the past participle, it is "laid." For example: "Please lay your pencil on top of your notebook."

In the incorrect sentences:

- "On Sunday afternoons I often lay down for a nap." It should be "lie" instead of "lay" because the subject ("I") is reclining or resting, not placing or putting something down. The correct sentence would be: "On Sunday afternoons I often lie down for a nap."

- "Just lie those newspapers on the kitchen counter." It should be "lay" instead of "lie" because there is an object ("newspapers") being placed or put down. The correct sentence would be: "Just lay those newspapers on the kitchen counter."

So, out of the given options, the correct sentence is: "Please lay your pencil on top of your notebook."