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Human Mankind Nature Complicated Race Refers Beings Considered

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Keyword mankind
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence The nature of mankind is very complicated.
Correct Sentence Human nature is very complicated.
Cloze Error Sentence [[The nature of mankind]] is very complicated.
Cloze Sentence [[Human nature]] is very complicated.
Cloze Answer Human nature
Choices Human nature | The nature of mankind
Explanation

Mankind (or the human race ) refers to all human beings considered as a group: 'The greatest danger to mankind is not science but ignorance.' 'These are the most devastating weapons mankind has ever devised.' 'What is mankind's long-term role in space?'

When you mean 'belonging to or typical of people (as opposed to God, animals, machines etc)', the usual pattern is human + noun: 'Greed and envy are common human failings.'

Note that phrases such as human nature, human error, human interest and human weakness are very common.

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