Confusing verbs: STAY - REMAIN

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Some practice to distinguish between the pair of verbs - stay and remain.
Iryna Voropai
Quiz by Iryna Voropai, updated 26 days ago
Iryna Voropai
Created by Iryna Voropai 26 days ago
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Question 1

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Few leaves __________ on the trees and they are not green any longer.
Answer
  • remain
  • stay

Question 2

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He was so tired that he ________ in bed all day long.
Answer
  • remained
  • stayed

Question 3

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I'm going __________ at the library late tonight.
Answer
  • to remain
  • to stay

Question 4

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Oh no! The cat has eaten the fish I caught, but two ________ .
Answer
  • remained
  • stayed

Question 5

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It was raining so hard that I _________ at my friend's overnight.
Answer
  • remained
  • stayed

Question 6

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Only a few hundred of these animals __________ today.
Answer
  • remain
  • stay

Question 7

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The weather was wonderful, so we ________ in the garden for a couple of hours.
Answer
  • remained
  • stayed

Question 8

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After their scandals, not a single cup ___________ in the house.
Answer
  • remained
  • stayed

Question 9

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The place was so nice that we decided ________ there all the summer.
Answer
  • to remain
  • to stay

Question 10

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We __________ to see what would happen.
Answer
  • remained
  • stayed

Question 11

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The teacher tried to make the boy speak but he ________ silent.
Answer
  • remained
  • stayed

Question 12

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Very little of the house _________ after the fire.
Answer
  • remained
  • stayed
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