Common mistakes: Nation
:Check the correct statement(s)
.It’s hard to tell which nation he comes from .It’s hard to tell which country he comes from
Nation
noun
.BAD: It’s hard to tell which nation he comes from .GOOD: It’s hard to tell which country he comes from
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