She stayed in bed all day.

Meaning: This sentence describes someone spending the whole day resting in bed.

Choice of Words: Stayed means to remain in a particular place or condition. Bed is a piece of furniture used for sleeping. All day means for the entire day. When you put them together, "She stayed in bed all day" means she remained in bed for the entire day.

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She spent the whole day in bed.

Meaning: This also means that she didn't get out of bed for the whole day. She just stayed there, maybe sleeping or resting.

Choice of Words: She is a pronoun that refers to a female person. Spent is a verb that means to use or pass (time). The whole day means the entire period of daylight hours. In bed means inside the covers of a bed. When you put them together, "She spent the whole day in bed" means that the female person used the entire day inside the covers of a bed.

She was in bed for the entire day.

Meaning: This is another way of saying that she didn't get out of bed for the whole day. She just stayed there, maybe sleeping or resting.

Choice of Words: She is a pronoun that refers to a female person. Was is a verb that means to exist or to be in a particular state or place. In bed means inside the covers of a bed. For the entire day means the entire period of daylight hours. When you put them together, "She was in bed for the entire day" means that the female person existed or was in the state of being in bed for the entire day.

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