I’m not sure that it is the right place to ask new questions. On rare instances, Effect is used as a verb. They’re pronounced similarly, and in their most common meanings they both refer to change, but they have different grammatical roles: Affect is a verb that describes the act of producing a change in someone or something. Is it about the difference in meaning, combinability or something else? On the other hand, Effect is commonly used as a noun meaning a change, a result, or a consequence of an action. Affect and effect are two related words that are commonly confused. This medication may affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. We learned about the way the oceans are affected by the moon. Here are some example sentences with the verb affect: His decisions could affect the lives of millions of people. It’s sheer presumption for the government to suggest things have improved since they came to power. Affect is almost always used as a verb, to mean cause a change in someone or something. They raised taxes on the assumption that it would help control spending.Ģ. Eyestrain may also lead to pains in other areas of the body, such as the head, neck, or shoulders. Could you please explain it? These are two sentences I have in my IELTS book:ġ. Symptoms of digital eyestrain can include blurred vision and dry eyes. I have checked the English monolingual dictionaries and honestly failed to find the difference.
The IELTS Vocabulary books often place them in the FCW section. My question is about two other FCW(frequently confused words): presumption and assumption. Students do often make mistakes using ‘effect’ and ‘affect’ interchangeably as they often do not realise that these words belong to two different parts of speech. Thank you for the lesson on this pair of frequently confused words.
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