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.
In the blank, which is correct, "account for" or "act on"?
And why?
I think either is fine here.
Top answer
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.
Act on claims would mean do something in response to claims, take action because claims have been made.
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