Question

complete the text with the correct word. at cornell university in 2011, students could ___ down on the grass and relax while studying indoors. sod was installed in several buildings around the campus to provide areas of tranquility for stressed students. lie lay

Explanation:

The sentence requires an intransitive verb meaning to recline. "Lie" is intransitive (no object) and its base form fits after the modal verb "could". "Lay" is transitive and requires an object, which is not present here.

Answer:

lie