Question

1860 ✗ It's hard to tell which country he comes from. It's hard to tell which [[country]] he comes from. nation | country

Accepted Answer

nation It's hard to tell which nation he comes from. It's hard to tell which [[nation]] he comes from. country A person comes from, lives in, feels part of, etc a particular country (NOT nation ): 'Some people in this country think that the leadership is too weak.' 'People living in former Soviet bloc countries are undergoing a difficult period of transition.'Nation is less common than country and is mainly used when a country is considered as a political or economic structure: 'Japan has become the richest nation in the world.' 'Representatives from the world's leading industrial nations will meet next month in Geneva.'Note the alternative: 'I couldn't tell his nationality.'

Idx	1860
Keyword	nation
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	It's hard to tell which nation he comes from.
Correct Sentence	It's hard to tell which country he comes from.
Cloze Error Sentence	It's hard to tell which [[nation]] he comes from.
Cloze Sentence	It's hard to tell which [[country]] he comes from.
Cloze Answer	country
Choices	nation \| country
Explanation	A person comes from, lives in, feels part of, etc a particular country (NOT nation ): 'Some people in this country think that the leadership is too weak.' 'People living in former Soviet bloc countries are undergoing a difficult period of transition.' Nation is less common than country and is mainly used when a country is considered as a political or economic structure: 'Japan has become the richest nation in the world.' 'Representatives from the world's leading industrial nations will meet next month in Geneva.' Note the alternative: 'I couldn't tell his nationality.'

Country Nation Hard Person Lives Feels Part Leadership