English Grammar 101
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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
Lesson 6-1: Accept versus Except
Lesson 6-2: Affect versus Effect
Lesson 6-3: Advice versus Advise
Lesson 6-4: All Ready versus Already
Lesson 6-5: All-round versus All Around
Lesson 6-6: All Together versus Altogether
Lesson 6-7: All Ways versus Always
Lesson 6-8: Allay versus Alley, Ally
Lesson 6-9: Allude versus Elude
Lesson 6-10: Allusion versus Illusion
Quiz 6-11: Cumulative Review
Lesson 6-12: Alternate versus Alternative
Lesson 6-13: Among, Amongst versus Between
Lesson 6-14: Apprehend versus Comprehend
Lesson 6-15: Award versus Reward
Lesson 6-16: Bad versus Badly
Lesson 6-17: Can versus May
Lesson 6-18: Born versus Borne
Lesson 6-19: Breath versus Breathe
Lesson 6-20: Bring, Carry, Fetch versus Take
Lesson 6-21: Anger, Angry versus Mad
Lesson 6-22: Censor versus censure
Lesson 6-23: Complement versus compliment
Quiz 6-24: Cumulative Review
Lesson 6-25: Council versus Counsel
Lesson 6-26: Continual, Continuous versus Consecutive
Lesson 6-27: Emigrate versus Immigrate
Lesson 6-28: Farther versus Further
Lesson 6-29: Its versus It's, 'Tis
Lesson 6-30: Lie, Lying, Lay, Lain versus Lie, Lying, Lied, Lied
Lesson 6-31: Lie, Lying, Lay, Lain versus Lay, Laying, Laid, Laid
Lesson 6-32: Notable versus Notorious, Notoriety
Lesson 6-33: Persecute versus Prosecute
Quiz 6-34: Cumulative Review
Lesson 6-35: Principal versus Principle
Lesson 6-36: Set versus Sit
Lesson 6-37: Stationary versus Stationery
Lesson 6-38: Their versus There, They're
Lesson 6-39: Whether versus Weather
Lesson 6-40: You and I versus You and Me
Lesson 6-41: To versus Too, Two
Lesson 6-42: Sight versus Site, Cite
Lesson 6-43: Capital versus Capitol
Quiz 6-44: Cumulative Review
Exercise 6-45: Module 6 Self-Test
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English Grammar
A
ffect versus Effect
Lesson 6-2
Comments:
Prompt:
"Affect" is always a verb meaning to influence or to change. Examples: 1) Illness affects his patience. 2) She attempted to affect a caring attitude.
"Effect" may be a verb or a noun. As a verb it means to bring about. Example: We will effect the changes we want. As a noun it means result of a cause. Example: What effect will this bring?
Directions:
Click to select the correct word usage in the following sentences.
1.
Sleep
will
(
affect
) (
effect
)
how
I
feel
.
2.
What
will
be
the
(
affect
) (
effect
)
of
my
support
?
3.
His
efforts
will
(
affect
) (
effect
)
the
outcome
of
the
game
.
4.
The
storm
will
(
affect
) (
effect
)
the
size
of
the
crowd
.
5.
What
(
affects
) (
effects
)
will
your
resignation
have
on
the
team
?
6.
We
(
affect
) (
effect
)
everyone
around
us
.
7.
I
desire
to
(
affect
) (
effect
)
a
change
in
my
life
style
.
8.
Diet
(
affects
) (
effects
)
me
more
than
anything
else
.
9.
The
(
affects
) (
effects
)
of
good
nutrition
lasts
for
a
lifetime
.
10.
Their
choices
will
be
(
affected
) (
effected
)
by
hard
study
.
11.
The
artist
attempted
to
accomplish
abstract
(
affects
) (
effects
)
in
his
work
.
12.
The
company
did
not
expect
the
(
affects
) (
effects
)
of
its
advertisement
.
13.
Advertising
(
affects
) (
effects
)
the
outcome
of
elections
.
14.
What
will
be
the
legal
(
affects
) (
effects
)
of
that
decision
?
15.
Have
those
events
(
affected
) (
effected
)
your
beliefs
?
16.
The
major
(
affect
) (
effect
)
of
the
election
is
yet
to
come
.
17.
The
actor
(
affected
) (
effected
)
a
foreign
accent
.
18.
Being
on
time
(
affects
) (
effects
)
how
I
feel
.
19.
When
I
influence
an
event
,
I
(
affect
) (
effect
)
the
outcome
.
20.
A
good
outcome
is
the
(
affect
) (
effect
)
that
I
want
.