Sit and Set
Incorrect : The sun sits in the west.
Correct : The sun sets in the west.
Incorrect : She sat the lamp on the table.
Correct : She set the lamp on the table.
Incorrect : You should not have set here.
Correct : You should not have sat here.
Note: "Set' can be used both transitively and intransitively. As a transitive verb, it means ‘place’ and as intransitive it means "go down'. As a transitive verb, it has other meanings also. For example:
She set the table for dinner.
He set the house on fire.
He set an example of honesty.
They set a trap for the tiger.
I set the bird free.
The doctor set his broken bone.
They set to Work at 7 o'clock.
We set off/out early in the morning.
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