He Told The Dog To Lay Down

[valemichigan]

HE TOLD THE DOG TO LAY DOWN

I was going through the pools that has been taken and I found this one for which I have a huge doubt..
I think it is a correct sentence but most of the people think this is not correct English..Who is right?
P.S: could you please tell me if you find grammar mistakes in this post?

thank you

[Anglika]

It is a commonly spoken error. The correct form is "He told the dog to lie down".

[valemichigan]

Ok, got it! Thank you!

[burro]

Angelka is correct. One could say:

"He told the dog to lay down his bone", but that would have a different meaning.

[BobK]

It is a commonly spoken error. The correct form is "He told the dog to lie down".

Or provide an object for the transitive 'lay': "He told the dog to lay down the bone."

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