Our house

[Freeguy]

Our house ..... in a large plot of land.
1. lies
2. rests
3. sits
4. stands

I go for stands. But the answer key went for rests.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Our house ..... in a large plot of land.
1. lies
2. rests
3. sits
4. stands

I go for stands. But the answer key went for rests.

Of those choices, I would also choose "stands". But I would use "on" rather than "in".

 

[Freeguy]

Why on?

 

[5jj]

Because of the normal difference between 'on' and 'in' in their basic meanings.

Incidentally, I think its another bad question. Like Mike, I'd choose 'stands', but 'sits' is possible. I don't think the other two are impossible.

 

[Freeguy]

Good!
And Why can't rest work here?

 

[5jj]

And why can't "rests" work here?

Please read responses before you rush off a random question. I said in my last post, "I don't think the other two are impossible".

 

[MikeNewYork]

Why on?

Because things are "on" land, not "in" land.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Good!
And Why can't rest work here?

Normally, we don't think of houses as "resting" on something.