They revolutionized newspapers by changing how they worked. Because they wanted to beat each other in their businesses, they started creating what was called yellow journalism which was focused on sensationalism and high print numbers so that anyone could buy them. They introduced the system of advertisements in to pay the costs of production.<span />
Tom asks Huck to take a shirt from the clothesline which Jim can use as a journal while he is in prison. Huck is surprised, because Jim can't even write.
Answer: The correct verb is lying, and the direct object is skateboard.
Explanation: I'm not sure why it's lying that's just the way English works. But skateboard is the direct subject because it's what this sentenced's main focus is.
