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What is the nationality of the American soldier?
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The nationality of the American soldier is American .
Step-by-step explanation of the answer:
This is a factual question, which means you have to give a specific and accurate answer based on the extract. 📚 To answer a factual question, you have to look for clues that tell you the answer in the extract. 🔎
Sometimes, the clues are direct and explicit, which means they are clearly stated in the extract. For example, “He was an American soldier.”
Other times, the clues are indirect and implicit, which means they are suggested or implied in the extract. For example, “He had a thin face with high cheekbones and a sharp nose.”
- In this extract, the clue is indirect and implicit, which means we have to use our background knowledge and inference skills to find the answer. 🧠
- We know that this story is set during World War II, when Japan and America were enemies. We also know that Sadao is a Japanese doctor who lives near the sea. Therefore, we can infer that the American soldier was one of the enemies who was wounded and washed up on the beach near Sadao’s house. 🌊
- We can also use some physical features of the American soldier to support our inference, such as his white skin, yellow hair, and blue eyes. These features are typical of people from America or Europe. 👩🦳
Therefore, based on these clues, we can conclude that the nationality of the American soldier is American. ✅
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