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Yellowstarstruck Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Effect/Affect

Is this correct?
Situation- A family gets deported from a country.
This affected everyone involved with the family.
Thanks, Fulvio
  

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This affect s everyone involved with the family. CB

  • This affect s everyone involved with the family.
  • CB
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yellowstarstruck Situation- A family gets deported from a country.This affects everyone involved with the family.
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Why is it affects rather than affected? Fulvio
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A family gets deported from a country.This affects everyone involved with the family.CB
"gets" is simple present tense That's why the other verb should be "affects" (simple present tense).

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