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Jumanah Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The water accounted...

1. The water accounted for 70 percent of human body.
2. The water is accounted for 70 percent of human body.
Which one is correct?
  

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Neither. Water makes up/constitutes 70% of the human body.

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  • Neither.
  • Water makes up/constitutes 70% of the human body.
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Neither.

Water makes up/constitutes 70% of the human body.
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Water accounts for 70% of human body.
Is it correct?
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No, account for doesn't really work in your sentence. Note my correction.
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JumanahWater accounts for 70% of the weight of the human body.
It seems OK to me, as modified.
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