Please expalin with the help of sufficient number of examples the difference between 'affect' and 'effect.'

Answer 1

Affect is verb, while Effect is a noun.

The easiest way I can think of to remember this is by using "the" in front of each word to see which is correct. Because it is a noun, you would say thE Effect (note the E at the end of 'the' and beginning of 'effect'.)

Examples:
The effect of alcohol on the liver is poor.
Alcohol affects the liver in a bad way.

Some people say that caffeine doesn't affect them.
An effect of caffeine is that it causes the heart rate to increase.

Answer 2

Affect: "to do something that produces an effect or change in something or in someone's situation", verb, examples:
1. The town was affected by the hurricane.
2. Decisions affect our lives.

Effect is a noun and a verb, examples:
Noun: "the way in which an event, action, or person changes someone or something" examples:
1. My efforts are beginning to have an effect.
2. He is still recovering from the effect of the operation.

Verb: "to make something happen", examples:
1. You can never effect a perfect crime.
2. Many parents can't effect changes in their children's behaviour.

By the way you can always use dictionaries. They are great help.
Good Luck. :)

Answer 3

The simplest difference is this:

Affect is almost always a verb
Effect is almost always a noun

Affect (verb) means "to bring about change" or "to alter"
"He hopes to affect the situation in the Sudan."
"One billion dollars in aid will affect the lives of millions of people."

Effect (noun) is a result of those actions
"The effect was immediate. Child mortality dropped 50 percent."

Effect can be used a verb. It means "to bring about" and is used in the future tense.
"He wants to effect change."

Affect does have a secondary meaning as a noun and verb.
An affect (noun) is an artificial behavior.
Affect (verb) means to engage in such behavior.
"He affected a British accent."

Good question, though. This is one of the ten most common mistakes in English, and sometimes you simply have to play it by ear. Wish there was a good rule.

Answer 4

*The medication gave the patient an undesirable effect.

Medication may affect people differently.


*The effect of not eating well and working-out could be illness.

Not eating well and engaging in minimal activities could detrimentally affect your health.


**Something happens and it has an effect. If you can't replace effect with the word "result", you're using the wrong word. Affect is something you or someone/something else does - to alter something.

Answer 5

"Affect" is a verb. It means "to influence something".
For example: "Global warming will affect all our lives."

"Effect" is a noun. It means "something that happens as the result of something else".
For example: "One effect of global warming is that the sea level is rising."

"Effect" can also be a verb. It mean "To make something happen".
For example: I would like to effect a change in the way people think about global warming, by demostrating for the Kyoto accords."

One big example:
Our cat's death affected our lives in many ways: we were sad, we missed worked, and we cried a lot. Another effect of our cat's death is that we learned to talk about our feelings more. Her death effected a new closeness in our family.

BTW: "Affect" can also mean "to pretend something".
For example: "He affected total indifference to the distaerous effects of global warming, but we knew that he really was afraid."
Another example: "John affected an air of sadness folloing the cat's death, but we knew he was not sincere, since he had actually poisoned her."

Answer 6

I have a hard time with this too. "Affect" is normally used as a verb and "effect "is normally used as a noun: The weather affects our outdoor activities. The effects of the weather were grim. I hope this helps.

Answer 7

its hard to explain simply -but here goes--you can cause an effect, so you affected it--cause and effect,to affect something you change it and the result is the effect.hope that helps the more you think about it the more it confuses.x

Answer 8

AFFECT -- the ACTION of altering something
EFFECT -- the result of that action
EXAMPLE:
I intend to affect the result of so-and -so experiment by adding a few grains of gun-powder to the mixture (action) ........the resulting effect is that the glass tube blew on my face (unwanted, hardly unexpected, EFFECT)
Think of it this way... the 'a' comes before the 'e' in the alphabet... likewise, 'a' action comes before the 'e' in resulting effect.
Please don't laugh... I did my best to help you out.

Answer 9

affect is a verb, while effect is a noun.
This movie has great special effects.
Toxic sludge does not affect Superman.

Answer 10

effect : accomplish, put into action, execute, do


affect : influence; move someone (emotionally); attack (of a disease); act as if, pretend; have a certain disposition towards; have an affinity for