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Number Americans Ethnic Groups Divided Separate Separated Place

Idx 2423
Keyword separate
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence Americans can be separated into a number of ethnic groups.
Correct Sentence Americans can be divided into a number of ethnic groups.
Cloze Error Sentence Americans can be [[separated]] into a number of ethnic groups.
Cloze Sentence Americans can be [[divided]] into a number of ethnic groups.
Cloze Answer divided
Choices separated | divided
Explanation

separate = place or keep (people or things) apart from one another: 'Break an egg into a bowl and separate the white from the yolk.'

divide = cause something to consist of (or be seen as) a number of parts, groups, sections etc: 'The manufacturing process is divided into three stages.'

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