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Kenny1999 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

act or action?

it looks like both of them are nouns but what is their difference?

The act of something?
The action of something?
  

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The action of something? It depends upon what 'something' is, I think. As they stand in isolation, I see no definitive difference.

  • The action of something?
  • It depends upon what 'something' is, I think.
  • As they stand in isolation, I see no definitive difference.
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kenny1999it looks like both of them are nouns but what is their difference?The act of something?The action of something?
It depends upon what 'something' is, I think. As they stand in isolation, I see no definitive difference.
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kenny1999 it looks like both of them are nouns but what is their difference?The act of something?The action of something?
Action or act?
These two words have the same meaning but are used in different patterns.
An act is usually followed by of and/or used with an adjective.
Action is not usually used with of but is ofte

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