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Vocabulary
"pass away" VS "fade away" ; "stay away" VS "keep away"
0 01 b 00 A. 02 b 00 Is there any difference between "stay away" and "keep away" ? Take a look at the following sentences: 02 br
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01 b 00 1 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 Several children had to [color=green]stay away[/color] from school because of the bus strike 02 i 00 . - Could I substitute "stay away" with "keep away" in this one? why/why not? 02 br
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01 b 00 2 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 They say that the Old Manor House is haunted by ghosts, but I think it's only a story to [color=green]keep children[/color] away 02 i 00 . - Could I substitute "keep away" with "stay away" here? why/why not? 02 br
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01 b 00 B 02 b 00 . Would it make any difference if I substituted "pass away" and "fade away" in the following sentences? 02 br
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01 b 00 1 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 "Old soldiers never die, they simply[color=green] fade away 02 i 00 [/color]" (an old song) I guess that "pass away" would be as good as "fade away" here... 02 br
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00 2 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 Grandpa passed away recently - "faded away" 02 i 00 ? By the way - why isn't there "HAS passed away" ? I mean... we use present perfect for recent happenings... don't we? 02 br
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01 b 00 1 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 Several children had to [color=green]stay away[/color] from school because of the bus strike 02 i 00 . - Could I substitute "stay away" with "keep away" in this one? why/why not? 02 br
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01 b 00 2 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 They say that the Old Manor House is haunted by ghosts, but I think it's only a story to [color=green]keep children[/color] away 02 i 00 . - Could I substitute "keep away" with "stay away" here? why/why not? 02 br
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01 b 00 B 02 b 00 . Would it make any difference if I substituted "pass away" and "fade away" in the following sentences? 02 br
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01 b 00 1 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 "Old soldiers never die, they simply[color=green] fade away 02 i 00 [/color]" (an old song) I guess that "pass away" would be as good as "fade away" here... 02 br
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00 2 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 Grandpa passed away recently - "faded away" 02 i 00 ? By the way - why isn't there "HAS passed away" ? I mean... we use present perfect for recent happenings... don't we? 02 br
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0 01 b 00 No 02 b 00 on all 4 counts. 02 br 02 br 00 Take a dictionary and study 01 b 00 fade 02 b 00 . 0-
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0 01 b 00 No 02 b 00 on all 4 counts. 02 br
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00 Take a dictionary and study 01 b 00 fade 02 b 00 . 0-
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0 A. In many cases "stay away" and "keep away" could be interchangeable, but not in the two examples you give. 02 br
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00 1. "Keep away" here would suggest that there was something dangerous about the school itself, rather than just a difficulty in getting to the school. "Everyone has to stay away/keep away from the school until they finish removing the asbestos." 02 br
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00 1. "Keep away" here would suggest that there was something dangerous about the school itself, rather than just a difficulty in getting to the school. "Everyone has to stay away/keep away from the school until they finish removing the asbestos." 02 br
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