Review the item:
Marsha sat at the dining room table, wondering (and worrying) what dish
her husband might serve. Brent's refusal to use measuring devices
ment that her tongue either
leapt in surprise at the excessive
seasoning or lay in her mouth,
bored with the bland taste.
The first verb, ment, is the problem. The sentence requires the simple past. Meant is the correctly spelled form.
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| mean | mean(s) | meant | meant |
Lay, the verb you chose, is perfectly correct. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.