Standard English ConventionsMediumAffect versus effect
Standard English Conventions practice question
The new timetable will ____ every department in the company.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. affectCorrect
- B. effect
- C. affective
- D. effected
Answer: A. affect
The sentence needs a verb meaning 'to influence': 'affect'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. effect
- 'effect' is usually a noun (an effect); as a verb it means 'to bring about', which doesn't fit 'every department'.
- C. affective
- 'affective' is an adjective relating to emotion.
- D. effected
- 'will effected' is not a standard form.
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