The dog decided to (lay, lie) on the cold tile floor. *

Lie

Explanation:

The dog decided to lay on the cold tile floor

The dog decided to lie on the cold tile floor

Lay is past tense if you use the word lay it means that you are telling someone to lay the dog down on the cold tile floor.

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the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

explanation:

the answer should be

the simple past tense of strive.

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