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Esalim80 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Choose

His friends have a good.........................on him.
a- problem b- influence c- effect d- infection

In my view point both (influence & effect) are true. What do you think?
  

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I think I would say 'have a good effect' and 'are a good influence'.

— David Hatton

  • I think I would say 'have a good effect' and 'are a good influence'.
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I think I would say 'have a good effect' and 'are a good influence'.
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esalim80In my view point both ... are true.
We don't know his friends or him, so nothing said about him is true or false.
We can say that a sentence about him is correct or incorrect, right or wrong, but unless we are personally involved with the people we are talking about, we can't say that what is said about them is t
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If you check Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, y.ou will find that effect and influence are used in the same way. e.g. regarding effect, My parents' divorce had a big effect on me. As for influence, His work has had an influence on many modern writers. These two sentences are taken from the dictionary.
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I think you CJ didn't get what I'm asking about or I don't know what you are talking about. When I said both are true. I meant the two choices ( influence & effect ) . So would you please clarify what you were trying to say. And what do you mean by your last sentence?
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esalim80When I said both are true. I meant the two choices ( influence & effect ) .
Yes, I know. I'm saying that you are using the word "true" incorrectly. In English we don't say "true" when we mean that a sentence (or a choice, or two choices) is correct. true and correct are used differently.

Suppose I write this: Her and her h
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You are absolutely right and thanks for your clarification and sorry for my misunderstanding.
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Now CJ would you please help me find out the correct choice of these four options.
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esalim80Now CJ would you please help me find out the correct choice of these four options.
As already mentioned above, "have a good effect" is more appropriate than "have a good influence". They are both correct, but "have a good influence" is hardly ever used, so the best answer is "have a good effect".

Some exam items are so arbitrary that I wouldn
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David Hattonhave a good effect' and 'are a good influence'.
good effect works with "have" Effect implies that there are visible, measurable results.
good influence works with "be" Influence means that he is guided or steered to the right direction by them.
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