The noun human refers to a person. As an adjective, human means showing the distinctive characteristics (good or bad) of people, as distinguished from animals. The adjective humane means characterized by kindness, compassion, or sympathy.
Examples:
- Renegade scientists say they are ready to start applying the technology of cloning to human beings.
- Voters recently passed a proposition for the humane treatment of pigs and other farm animals.
Practice:
(a) Rodney King asked the question at the core of America's existence as a _____ society: "Can we all get along?"
(b) Using high-speed robots and the secrets of the _____ genome, scientists are changing forever the way they discover new medicines.
