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Effected or affected ? Please Help

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00I have to give this flyer to many student to write an essay but I am confused on how to use affect and effect properly. I have studied this subject but for some reason I am still lost. Please help. 02br
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00Essay Question 02br
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00Express your true feelings about violence and drugs. 02br
001. How has violence and drugs effected your life? 02br
002. How do you really feel about violence and drugs? 02br
003. What do you want to see happen in the future? 02br
004. What can you do to change the way drugs and violence has already affected your life or may affect your life in the future? 02br
005. Is there a solution? 0-
  

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0 There is nothing in this set of sentences that does not follow the general 99% rule: "effect" is a noun; "affect" is a verb. "to affect" means "to have an effect on". 02br 02br 00These are all verbs (in your examples) so all are "affect".

— CalifJim

  • 0 There is nothing in this set of sentences that does not follow the general 99% rule: "effect" is a noun; "affect" is a verb.
  • "to affect" means "to have an effect on".
  • 02br 02br 00These are all verbs (in your examples) so all are "affect".
  • 02br 00Perhaps the real problem is an inability to tell nouns from verbs?
  • 02br 02br 00How 01b 00have02b 00 violence and drugs [affected / had an effect on] your life?
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0 There is nothing in this set of sentences that does not follow the general 99% rule: "effect" is a noun; "affect" is a verb. "to affect" means "to have an effect on". 02br
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00These are all verbs (in your examples) so all are "affect". 02br
00Perhaps the real problem is an inability to tell nouns from verbs? 02br
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