Difference between sit and stand

[Germana]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #84 "Simple Present (1)", question 8

"In London, which ......... on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time."

(a) stands
(b) holds
(c) begins
(d) sits

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #84 "Simple Present (1)", answer 8

"In London, which stands on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time."

Correct answer: (a) stands
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What is the difference between sits and stands,is "sits"used in a poetic form and cannot be used as specific geographical term?Thank you very much.

Germana

[Pamela]

Hi, Germana! In such situations the verb to stand is always used , not to sit. It's fixed.

[Hoanghuong]

Hi everybody
there are some enigmatic words: stand around, stand out, stand for, stand up. ...
Tell me the use of that word.??
Thank you!

[Yankee]

Hi Hoamghuong

Those are phrasal verbs. You can generally find them in any good dictionary.
Look here (scroll down to the verb phrases):
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=stand&r=66
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