Question

Which sentence accurately uses the homophone “affect”?

I didn’t know that my decision would affect you this much.
The closing of the shop will have an affect on the whole town.
I wonder if stricter rules will have an affect on student conduct.
The new changes will immediately go into affect.

Answer 1

Well, here you must know the difference between `affect` and `effect`. So `affect` is the change being made (for example: to one's mood) and is a verb, whereas `effect` is the result of the change, and is a noun. Effect is going to be your outcome, and affect is going to be an influence. With that be said, we can eliminate option D because the new changes should bring about a new outcome, meaning it should be effect . Then, we can get rid of option B for the same reasons. Now, looking at A and C, which do you feel is the correct answer ?

Answer 2

a?

Answer 3

Yes, I agree with that. In option A, the decision is impacting the person. Make sense?

Answer 4

yeah

Answer 5

be sure to close when finished (:

Answer 6

ok, thanks!