when do u use in a sentence the word effect and when do u use affect?
2006-08-06 02:38:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The pills had a good effect on me.
The pills affected me
2006-08-06 02:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by golden princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pooch is right:
affect - to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause them to change
the divorce affected her life
affect can also be used as pretend
she affected an accent
effect - the result of a particular influence
the leak had a disastrous effect on the environment
effect as in use
the new law will become effective next month
effect as in achieve
the new part will try to effect the change...
2006-08-06 09:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by Auntie Alex 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
the effect of pornographic sites on children is disastrous
the children are badly affected by water borne diseases
i can effect many changes in the present day education system if given a chance
when you play loud music it affects my concentration
so affect means hurt
effect means result
2006-08-06 09:46:57 · answer #3 · answered by raj 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
See ,the difference exists not only in spellings but also in meanings.Try to understand by this example
for affect-i was affecteD by rain,imean influence
for effect-the effect of rain lead to cold
2006-08-06 09:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by swan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while 'effect' word is used to show the result or the outcome of something and 'affect' word is used to show the influence or involvement of any thing
2006-08-06 09:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by bubbles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affect is a verb.
effect is a noun.
I'll give some examples:
The death of my mother affected me emotionally. Hence it had an emotional effect on me.
2006-08-06 09:46:30 · answer #6 · answered by alternative_be 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋