Idx | 0494 |
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Keyword | boundary |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | The country shares boundaries with Ruanda and Burundi. |
Correct Sentence | The country shares borders with Ruanda and Burundi. |
Cloze Error Sentence | The country shares [[boundaries]] with Ruanda and Burundi. |
Cloze Sentence | The country shares [[borders]] with Ruanda and Burundi. |
Cloze Answer | borders |
Choices | boundaries | borders |
Explanation | Use boundary when you are talking about an area of land within a country: 'The Mississippi River forms a natural boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas.' 'Their farm is just inside the boundary of the National Park.' The place where two countries meet is the border: 'We're about to cross the border between Austria and Switzerland.' |
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