Gettable Grammar 1 Affect and Effect
In this lesson you will learn the difference of how to use the easily confused words affect and effect properly. Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun. Affect is a verb that means to influence or to have an impact upon. For example - Adriana's advice affects my decision. Affect can be used in the simple present tense (affects), simple past tense (affected), compound present tense (is affecting), and compound past tense (was affecting).
Effect is a noun that means change as a result of an action. For example - The effect of her advice was life-changing. The word effect usually ends up as part of a noun phrase. Examples of effect used as noun phrases are:
The effect
An effect
A huge effect
The greatest effect
For example:
An effect was that I quit my job.
A huge affect was that I moved to France.
The greatest effect was that I felt happier.
The verb affect is used in a variety of simple and compound verb forms, such as, affects, affected, is affecting, was affecting, will affect, and, can affect. The noun effect is almost always found in different forms of noun phrases. For example, those effects, your effects, two effects, and many effects.