Common Errors Part 5 : Affect and Effect

Affect and Effect

Affect 

1) is a Verb : which means you do something / something is done 
2) produce a change 
3) an action is done

Effect 

1) is a Noun : something is done to you / something happens
2) the results or consequences 


For example :

1) I didn't want this to affect our friendship.
2) Winning the lottery will definitely affect his way of life.

3) This is the effect of his decision.
"success" "Business"
4) The special effects in the movie was good.
5) The medicine had a calming effect on her.

"happy" "ice" "smiley" "animated smiley" "smiley gif"6) The cold weather had no effect on her.
7) The cold weather did not affect her.
(something is being done. Cold weather is doing something – so use affect)

8) Her opinion had no effect on his decision.
9) Please do not let her opinion affect your decision. 
 
10) Losing the competition will have a bad effect on the team.
11) I hope losing the competition will not affect the team.
 
"lightning" "storm"
12) I hope the bad weather conditions will not have a negative effect on the profit.
13) I hope the bad weather conditions will not affect the profit. 



Idioms

1) in effect
operating or functioning / in force
For example :
A) The ruling is now in effect.
B) Beginning tomorrow, the new law will be in effect. 


2) take effect
to go into operation / begin to function / to produce a result
For example :
"fever smiley" "rising temperature" "animated smiley" "ill"She took the medicine prescribed by the doctor but it failed to take effect.
  
 


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