is " Plants need air to keep alive" and "Plants need air to stay alive" the same?

Question

thanks!

Answer 1

well saying alive and keeping alive is basically the same


as long as they are both being alive then yeah! xxx

Answer 2

I would say that the "stay alive" statement is more accurate. I have many plants in my home and I have a very green thumb. Actually, both are true, but I would agree more with the "STAY ALIVE" statement.

Answer 3

Almost. You need an object with the verb 'keep'; so, Plants need food to keep them alive. The meaning is the same.

Answer 4

I agree poor grammar in the first sentence and some semantics. Yes plants require air to survive.

Answer 5

First sentence is just poor grammar and English usage.

second sentence is correct. More precisely it should be stated: "Plants need" OXYGEN "to stay alive".

Answer 6

Yes- it's just the same sentence with one word changed, and keep and stay are the same thing in this context.

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

stay alive
is more formal English, so use that if it's a school assignment
keep alive, keep awake, keep still, keep quiet, etc.
--these are idiomatic expressions and less formal, so for written English use the formal expressions.

Answer 9

the first sentence is incorrect. you could also say: 'plants need air to live".

Answer 10

not really.. the construction of the first statement is kinda weak... I think that the word "keep" is not appropriate for the sentece... it would make sense if youre going to reconstruct your sentence..