Stand and Stay
2022-01-29
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from La Mancha, Spain.
2Hello VOA. I was wondering about the difference between stand and stay... Are they synonyms?
3Felix, in Spain.
4Dear Felix,
5Thank you for asking us this question.
6The two words do seem to be similar, but there is an important difference between them.
7Let us begin with the verb, "stand."
8For a human, it means to be in an upright position with your weight on your feet.
9When you stand, you do not move much.
10Here is an example.
11The employee's feet hurt because she was standing most of the day.
12We can use "stand" for non-living as well as living things.
13The streetlight stands beside the path to my house.
14Another meaning of "stand' is to move from a sitting position to a standing position.
15Please stand to sing the national anthem.
16There are many other uses of "stand" with prepositions or as a noun, but we will not worry about them here.
17Compare "stand" now with the verb "stay."
18To "stay" means to continue to be in the same place for a period of time.
19You could use "remain" in the same way as "stay" in many cases.
20"Stay" and "remain" both describe a living thing that has a choice of moving to another location. For example,
21We have to stay at home to work to avoid infection.
22The soccer player stayed off the field for the whole game.
23We also can use "stay" to talk about continuing in a state or condition, or position.
24Reyna and Alex stayed friends for years after they left school.
25I could not stay awake during the math lecture today.
26You can also use "stay" to talk about living in a place as a guest for a short period.
27Mahmoud stayed at the Ramses Hotel for a month while he worked in Cairo.
28When you are trying to decide whether to use "stay" or "stand," please ask yourself:
29 Can the subject change its location? Will the verb "remain" work?
30Here is a statement you can use to test our method:
31A fruit tree _______ beside the school wall.
32We know that a tree cannot move by itself, and it does not choose to remain by the wall. So, we should use "stands" in that statement.
33What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
34And that's Ask a Teacher.
35I'm Jill Robbins.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from La Mancha, Spain. 2Question: 3Hello VOA. I was wondering about the difference between stand and stay... Are they synonyms? 4Felix, in Spain. 5Answer: 6Dear Felix, 7Thank you for asking us this question. The two words do seem to be similar, but there is an important difference between them. 8Stand 9Let us begin with the verb, "stand." For a human, it means to be in an upright position with your weight on your feet. When you stand, you do not move much. Here is an example. 10The employee's feet hurt because she was standing most of the day. 11We can use "stand" for non-living as well as living things. 12The streetlight stands beside the path to my house. 13Another meaning of "stand' is to move from a sitting position to a standing position. 14Please stand to sing the national anthem. 15There are many other uses of "stand" with prepositions or as a noun, but we will not worry about them here. 16Stay 17Compare "stand" now with the verb "stay." 18To "stay" means to continue to be in the same place for a period of time. You could use "remain" in the same way as "stay" in many cases. "Stay" and "remain" both describe a living thing that has a choice of moving to another location. For example, 19We have to stay at home to work to avoid infection. 20The soccer player stayed off the field for the whole game. 21We also can use "stay" to talk about continuing in a state or condition, or position. 22Reyna and Alex stayed friends for years after they left school. 23I could not stay awake during the math lecture today. 24You can also use "stay" to talk about living in a place as a guest for a short period. 25Mahmoud stayed at the Ramses Hotel for a month while he worked in Cairo. 26When to use 'stay' or 'stand' 27When you are trying to decide whether to use "stay" or "stand," please ask yourself: Can the subject change its location? Will the verb "remain" work? 28Here is a statement you can use to test our method: 29A fruit tree _______ beside the school wall. 30We know that a tree cannot move by itself, and it does not choose to remain by the wall. So, we should use "stands" in that statement. 31What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com 32And that's Ask a Teacher. 33I'm Jill Robbins. 34Dr. Jill Robbins wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 35___________________________________________________________ 36Write your answers in the comments or on paper. 37Complete these sentences using a form of "stay" or "stand." 381. The teacher was ___________ next to the board when I came in. 392. All the students __________ to say, "Good Morning!" 403. The teacher asked a student to __________ at the front and give a book report. 414. Another student was not prepared, so he had to ________ after class to talk with the teacher. 425. The rest of the class is ___________ outside at the bus stop. 43___________________________________________________ 44Words in This Story 45upright - adj. positioned to be straight up or vertical 46national anthem - n. a song that praises a particular country and that is officially accepted as the country's song 47Do you have a question for the teacher? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.