The boy laid in the shelter (1)/ for a long time before (2)/ somebody came to rescue him (3)/ No error (4).

Options

A. 1. The boy laid in the shelter
B. 2. for a long time before
C. 3. somebody came to rescue him
D. 4 No error

Answer

1

Explanation

lay will replace laid.
lay is the Past Tense of lie (Verb) which means to be there in a horizontal position, or to get into that position.
Look at the examples given below:
She lay on the floor, listening to music.
Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor.
Here, lay (Verb) means to put something somewhere carefully or neatly.
Hence, the boy lay in the shelter is the right usage