1- how does water affect our life? or 2- how does water affects our life?
Can we use affects with does or should we use affect with does...Which one and why.
2006-12-27 23:37:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
How does water AFFECT our life
How water affectS our life
2006-12-28 00:08:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Number one is correct, in order for number two to be correct it would have to read "The affects of water on life."
2006-12-28 07:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by sluggo1947 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually neither.
"How does water EFFECT our life?" is gramatically correct.
Here are the rules for effect vs. affect:
EFFECT vs. AFFECT
Rule 1. Use effect when you mean bring about or brought about, cause or caused.
Example He effected a commotion in the crowd.
Meaning He caused a commotion in the crowd.
Rule 2. Use effect when you mean result.
Example What effect did that speech have?
Rule 3. Also use effect whenever any of these words precede it:
a an any the take into no
Note: These words may be separated from effect by an adjective.
Examples That book had a long-lasting effect on my thinking.
Has the medicine produced any noticeable effects?
Rule 4. Use the verb affect when you mean to influence rather than to cause.
Example How do the budget cuts affect your staffing?
Rule 5. Affect is used as a noun to mean emotional expression.
Example She showed little affect when told she had won the lottery.
2006-12-28 07:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
number 1
2006-12-28 07:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hello =)
1 is correct..
does is a helper verb......and it becomes the actual verb...
water does is correct in both cases...but
does affect is correct because of the helper-verb relationship..
does affects is never correct. That would be true of almost any type of structure like that, but of course there are exceptions...
Namaste, and Happy New Year,
--Tom
2006-12-28 07:43:25 · answer #5 · answered by glassnegman 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sentence no. 1 is correct.
You should use affect with does. It is a rule of grammar uses does before the subject + base form of the verb; ... Negative statements in the simple present use do/does + not + base form of verb. ...Does, however, is substituted for third-person, singular subjects in the present tense
2006-12-28 08:43:13 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Number 1 is correct.
2006-12-28 10:16:59 · answer #7 · answered by Grapy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The answer is 1 and because you are using the plural form of the verb "to do" you should not be using the plural from of "affect" because it is unnecessary.
Good Luck!!!
2006-12-28 07:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 is correct. 2 is never correct.
Gothammom is sadly mistaken.
Affect is a verb; effect is a noun.
"The effect of pollution is global warming"
"Pollution affects our planet's climate."
2006-12-28 07:46:40 · answer #9 · answered by Surveyor 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1 is the only correct answer - the second would never be used in any circumstances.
2006-12-28 07:45:33 · answer #10 · answered by ROVER T 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋