Read the sentence below.

Mr. Roosevelt's speech had an unexpected ___ on the audience.

Which word should go in the blank space?

effectation affectation affect effect

Question

Read the sentence below.

Mr. Roosevelt's speech had an unexpected ___ on the audience.

Which word should go in the blank space? 

 effectation affectation affect effect

anonymous · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

The first two are definitely not it. It's between affect and effect. Here's a link that shows the difference http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/affect-effect-grammar.html since we have "an _____" more or less, this means a noun must go in the blank. Examples would be like "an orange" or "an apple". So effect goes in the blank because it's a noun