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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

account for vs act on

Music listening, performance, and composition engage nearly every area of the brain. Could this fact ( ) claims that listening to music exercises other parts of our minds, that listening to Mozart twenty minutes a day will make us smarter?

In the blank, which is correct, "account for" or "act on"?
And why?
I think either is fine here.
  

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Use account for . Account for here means explain, show reasons for . Act on claims would mean do something in response to claims, take action because claims have been made.

  • Use account for .
  • Account for here means explain, show reasons for .
  • Act on claims would mean do something in response to claims, take action because claims have been made.
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Use account for. Account for here means explain, show reasons for.
Act on claims would mean do something in response to claims, take action because claims have been made.

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