Question

0049 ✗ It is time that human beings learned how to behave properly, without killing each other. It is time that human beings learned how to [[behave]] properly, without killing each other. behave | act

Accepted Answer

act It is time that human beings learned how to act properly, without killing each other. It is time that human beings learned how to [[act]] properly, without killing each other. behave When you are talking about what someone does on a particular occasion, act and behave are interchangeable: 'Passengers who left the flight in Rhodes said that they had seen two men acting/behaving very suspiciously.'When you are talking generally about what someone does or what people do, use behave: 'You can't expect all babies to behave the same.' 'From the way he behaves, anyone would think that he doesn't get paid.'The noun act is usually used when you want to comment on a particular thing that someone has done: 'It was an act of great courage.' 'These cowardly terrorist acts bring death and suffering to the innocent.'See also ACTION 2 (↑action)

Idx	0049
Keyword	act
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	It is time that human beings learned how to act properly, without killing each other.
Correct Sentence	It is time that human beings learned how to behave properly, without killing each other.
Cloze Error Sentence	It is time that human beings learned how to [[act]] properly, without killing each other.
Cloze Sentence	It is time that human beings learned how to [[behave]] properly, without killing each other.
Cloze Answer	behave
Choices	behave \| act
Explanation	When you are talking about what someone does on a particular occasion, act and behave are interchangeable: 'Passengers who left the flight in Rhodes said that they had seen two men acting/behaving very suspiciously.' When you are talking generally about what someone does or what people do, use behave: 'You can't expect all babies to behave the same.' 'From the way he behaves, anyone would think that he doesn't get paid.' The noun act is usually used when you want to comment on a particular thing that someone has done: 'It was an act of great courage.' 'These cowardly terrorist acts bring death and suffering to the innocent.' See also ACTION 2 (↑action)

Act Behave Time Human Beings Learned Properly Killing