爱华网以下是一道高考题:
28. The little girl who gotlost decided to remain _________ she was and wait for hermother.
(山东2009)
A.whereB. what C.howD. who
有人给此题作了如下的解释:
【答案】A
【解析】本题考查连词，remain是系动词，后加表语从句，由句意可知，从句缺地点状语，所以选A。
remain在此语境中应为vi,后面的从句是地点状语从句,从句缺少的是表语而不是地点状语。看牛津第七版的解释：
[V, usually +adv./prep.] tostay in the same place; to not leave 逗留；不离去：
◊ They remained in Mexicountil June. 他们在墨西哥一直住到六月。
◊ The plane remained on theground. 飞机仍未起飞。
◊ She left, but I remainedbehind. 她走了，而我留了下来。
以下是朗文词典对remain的完全解释:
remain
1[intransitive always +adverb/preposition,linking verb] to continueto be in the same state or condition:
Please remain seated untilall the lights are on.
We remainedfriends.
The boy remainedsilent.
remain as
Despite the job losses,Parker remained as manager.
remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc
Many scientists remainunconvinced by the current evidence.
2[intransitive] formal to stay in the same placewithout movingaway[=stay]
remain at/in/with etc
She was too ill to remain athome.
The refugees were allowed toremain in the UK.
!In spokenEnglish it is more usual to use stay.
3[intransitive] to continue to exist orbe left after others have gone, been used, or beendestroyed:
Little of the originalbuilding remains.
The score is tied, withfifteen minutes remaining.
What remains of his originalart collection is now in the city museum.
4[intransitive] to be left after otherthings have been dealt with
remain to be done
Several points remain to besettled.
There remained a fewjobs still to be finished.
The fact remains that racismis still a considerable problem.
5it remains to beseen
used to say that it is still uncertain whether something willhappen or is true:
It remains to be seenwhether the operation was successful.
1 (2012浙江卷) No matter how bright a talker you are, there aretimes when it's better ____ silent.
A.remainB.beremainingC. havingremained D.to remain
2 (重庆卷2010-29) The palace caught fires three times in thelast century, and little of the original building ____now.
A.remainsB. isremainedC. is remaining D. has beenremained
3 (福建卷2010-34) In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained____ abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.
A.stickingB.stuckC.to bestuckD. to have stuck
4. Ladies and gentlemen,please remain ____ until the plane has come to a completestop.（四川2009）
A.seatedB.seatingC.to seatD.seat
5 _____ acertain doubt among the people as to the practical value of theproject.（安徽2009）
A. IthasB. They haveC. Itremains D. Thereremains
北师大英语课本上的例句：
1. In many ways blues musicremains an important element in many of today's popular tunes.(P100, Unit 5)
在许多方面， 布鲁斯音乐在许多今天的流行曲调中仍然是一个重要的因素。
2. The media remainedmodest. “China will perform even better in the Beijing Games butisn’t ready to compete with the United States for the top place,”wrote China Daily.
English will probably remainthe international business language, so don’t bother learningRussian or Spanish.
3. In contemporary society,culture remains a major part in determining our ideas ofbeauty.
4. By the year 2015, theclothing industry will have produced new types of material thatwill remain stainless no matter what you spill on them.
5. Fleming remained modestabout the amazing outcome of his discovery. “Nature madepenicillin,” he said, “I just foundit.”
6. Other records remaindoubtful (=in doubt), like Florence Griffith’s 100 metres recordback in 1988.
