以下是一道高考题:

28. The little girl who got lost decided to remain _________ she was and wait for her mother.

(山东2009) 

A. where         B. what      C. how         D. 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.] to stay in the same place; to not leave 逗留；不离去： 　

◊ They remained in Mexico until June. 他们在墨西哥一直住到六月。 　

◊ The plane remained on the ground. 飞机仍未起飞。 　

◊ She left, but I remained behind. 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 continue to be in the same state or condition:

Please remain seated until all the lights are on.

We remained friends.

The boy remained silent.

remain as

Despite the job losses, Parker remained as manager.

remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc

Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence.

2 [intransitive] formal to stay in the same place without moving away [= stay]

remain at/in/with etc

She was too ill to remain at home.

The refugees were allowed to remain in the UK.

! In spoken English it is more usual to use stay.

3 [intransitive] to continue to exist or be left after others have gone, been used, or been destroyed:

Little of the original building remains.

The score is tied, with fifteen minutes remaining.

What remains of his original art collection is now in the city museum.

4 [intransitive] to be left after other things have been dealt with

remain to be done

Several points remain to be settled.

There remained a few jobs still to be finished.

The fact remains that racism is still a considerable problem.

5 it remains to be seen
used to say that it is still uncertain whether something will happen or is true:

It remains to be seen whether the operation was successful.

1 (2012浙江卷) No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when it's better ____ silent.

A. remain             B. be remaining          C. having remained    D. to remain

2 (重庆卷2010-29) The palace caught fires three times in the last century, and little of the original building ____ now.

A. remains         B. is remained        C. is remaining   D. has been remained

3 (福建卷2010-34) In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained ____ abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.

A. sticking         B. stuck           C. to be stuck          D. to have stuck

4. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain ____ until the plane has come to a complete stop. （四川2009）

A. seated        B. seating       C. to seat       D. seat

5  _____ a certain doubt among the people as to the practical value of the project. （安徽2009）

A. It has     B. They have   C. It remains   D. There remains

北师大英语课本上的例句：

1. In many ways blues music remains 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 remained modest. “China will perform even better in the Beijing Games but isn’t ready to compete with the United States for the top place,” wrote China Daily.

English will probably remain the international business language, so don’t bother learning Russian or Spanish.

3. In contemporary society, culture remains a major part in determining our ideas of beauty.

4. By the year 2015, the clothing industry will have produced new types of material that will remain stainless no matter what you spill on them.

5. Fleming remained modest about the amazing outcome of his discovery. “Nature made penicillin,” he said, “I just found it.”

6. Other records remain doubtful (=in doubt), like Florence Griffith’s 100 metres record back in 1988.