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Topic: Affect or effect? |
28 Feb 2002 |
This pair of words seems to be a bit confusing. Just remember they have pretty much the
same meaning but they are different for being a verb and a noun.
'Affect' is a verb while 'effect' is a noun.
| affect |
v. 1. To have an effect on, produce an effect on somebody or something
The tax increases have affected us all.
2. (of disease) to attack somebody, infect
The cancer has affected his health.
3. to cause someone to feel sad or sympathetic
We were deeply affected by the news of her death. |
| effect |
n. change produced by an action or cause; result or outcome
Did the medicine have any effects on the patient ?
The film had quite an effect on her.
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As you can see, the difference is that one is a verb and the other is a noun.
What's more, the pronunciation is slightly different. It's af'fect and 'ef-fect. Not very difficult, huh ? |
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Exercise: Affect and effect |
| Directions: Choose the correct answers. |
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 1. The pollution has an ______ on our environment. |
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affect |
effect |
| 2. Smoke from car ______ the global warming. |
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affects |
effects |
| 3. Smoking has bad ______ on your health. |
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affects |
effects |
| 4. Smoking ______ your health. |
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affects |
effects |
| 5. Scientists are studying the ______ mobile phones might have on your brain. |
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affects |
effects |
| 6. Scientists are studying whether using mobile phones ______ your brain. |
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affects |
effects |
| 7. Some medicine has strong side ______. You should keep this in mind while using any new medicine. |
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affects |
effects |
| 8. What he says never has an ______ on her. |
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affect |
effect |
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