Wars affect everybody.
or
Wars effect everybody.
Which is correct?
2007-03-16 07:15:20 · 13 answers · asked by Yo yo 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
affect
generally speaking, "affect" is used as a verb while "effect" is used as an object or noun.
2007-03-16 07:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by HokiePaul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wars affect everybody.
Alternately: Wars have an effect on everybody.
affect is a verb, effect is a noun
2007-03-16 14:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by crystalarcand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wars affect everybody, I thinks.
2007-03-16 14:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by Toast Master 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect. Effect is a noun. Affect is the verb.
2007-03-16 14:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by Avatar Unknown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure affect is a verb and effect is a noun, so affect is correct.
2007-03-16 14:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by lalala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you say, "Wars affect everybody," you are saying that everyone is affected by wars; in some way, there is an affect, a result, caused by war, that touches everyone.
If you say, "Wars effect everybody," you are saying that everyone is brought into being by wars--which is not true.
2007-03-16 14:20:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wars AFFECT everbody is correct.
Affect is a verb, effect is a noun.
You could probably remember it as A for Affect and A for Action (hence a verb)
2007-03-16 14:19:31 · answer #7 · answered by nikki m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use effect when you mean bring about or brought about, cause or caused
Use the verb affect when you mean to influence rather than to cause
(see the web site)
2007-03-16 14:24:42 · answer #8 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affect
2007-03-16 14:19:07 · answer #9 · answered by jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect. But I wouldn't use that sentence.
2007-03-16 14:18:57 · answer #10 · answered by neverknow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋