| Idx | 1466 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | inhabitant |
| Sub Entry Number | 2 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | The rapid growth of the world's inhabitants has produced serious social and economic problems. |
| Correct Sentence | The rapid growth of the world's population has produced serious social and economic problems. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | The rapid growth of the world's [[inhabitants]] has produced serious social and economic problems. |
| Cloze Sentence | The rapid growth of the world's [[population]] has produced serious social and economic problems. |
| Cloze Answer | population |
| Choices | population | inhabitants |
| Explanation | To refer to all the people in the world, or all the people living in a particular country, city, town etc, use population: 'Half the world's population doesn't have enough to eat.' 'To make it profitable, about a third of the population of France will have to visit Eurodisney each year.' 'The town has a population of 15,000.' |
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