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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

word usage: actions or acts

Is 'actions' or 'acts' correct here?

1. Shampoo the hair.
2. Scrub the body.
3. Use shower gel.
4. Brush the teeth.
If any of these actions/acts are left out, you will not be considered clean.
  

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Anonymous Is 'actions' or 'acts' correct here? Neither. Say: 1.

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  • Anonymous Is 'actions' or 'acts' correct here?
  • Neither.
  • Say: 1.
  • Shampoo the your hair.
  • 2.
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Anonymous Is 'actions' or 'acts' correct here?
Neither.

Say:
1. Shampoo the your hair.
2. Scrub the your body.
3. Use shower gel.
4. Brush the your teeth.

If your don't do the above, any of these actions/acts are left out, you will not be considered clean.
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I will make the changes in 1-4 but I want to keep the last sentence the same. So, actions or acts? Many thanks.
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AnonymousI want to keep the last sentence the same.
Even though it's completely unnatural for English speakers to say it that way?

That's surprising.

We would say "If you leave out any of these steps, ...".

CJ
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