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Grammar fix

human behavior

way people act

The typical actions, reactions, and habits of people, especially how they act in different situations.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Psychologists study human behavior to understand why people make certain choices.daily life
  • In my opinion, technology has changed human behavior by making people more dependent on their phones.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: human behavior (noun phrase)

WrongThe human behavior is unpredictable.

RightHuman behaviour is unpredictable.

As a general concept it's uncountable and takes no 'the'.

Patternhuman behavior (noun phrase)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The manner in which human beings conduct themselves is complex.

Natural Human behaviour is complex.

'Human behaviour' is the compact term; the paraphrase is wordy.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • human behaviour
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Don't confuse it

'Human behavior' describes what people do; 'animal behavior' is used for animals.

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