{"id":1581,"date":"2015-12-11T13:56:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T08:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writing-geeks.com\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2015-12-11T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T08:26:10","slug":"difference-between-affect-and-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/difference-between-affect-and-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Affect And Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0099ff;\">Difference Between Affect And Effect<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Difference Between Affect And Effect<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is often confusion over the words <i>effect<\/i> and <i>affect<\/i>. In order to understand which to use, you must know the difference between a <a href=\"http:\/\/writing-geeks.com\/nouns-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">noun<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/writing-geeks.com\/verbs-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">verb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Effect<\/i> is a noun. <i>Affect<\/i> is a verb. If you&#8217;re not confident with spotting nouns and verbs, there are workarounds to help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writing-geeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/affect.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1582\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writing-geeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/affect.jpg?resize=544%2C272\" alt=\"difference between affect and effect\" width=\"544\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/affect.jpg?w=544&amp;ssl=1 544w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/affect.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>What <b>effect<\/b> did foot-and-mouth disease have on your business<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammar-monster.com\/images\/bultick.gif?w=696\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(The word<\/p>\n<p><i> effect <\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>is a noun.)<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Tip:<\/b> Try substituting the noun <i>effect<\/i> with the noun <i>consequence<\/i> to confirm it&#8217;s a noun.<\/p>\n<p>Substitution Test: &#8220;What <b>consequence<\/b> did foot-and-mouth disease have on your business?&#8221;<br \/>\n(As this sounds okay, <i>effect<\/i> must be correct.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Did foot-and-mouth disease <b>affect<\/b> your business? <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammar-monster.com\/images\/bultick.gif?w=696\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(The word<\/p>\n<p><i> affect <\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>is a verb)<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Tip:<\/b> Try substituting the verb <i>affect<\/i> with the verb <i>transform<\/i> to confirm it&#8217;s a verb.<\/p>\n<p>Substitution Test: &#8220;Did foot-and-mouth disease <b>transform<\/b> your business?&#8221;<br \/>\n(As this sounds okay, <i>affect<\/i> must be correct.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not allow this incident to <b>effect<\/b> your decision. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammar-monster.com\/images\/bulx.gif?w=696\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Tip:<\/b> Do the substitution test.<\/p>\n<p>Substitution Test: &#8220;Do not allow this incident to <b>consequence<\/b> your decision.&#8221;<br \/>\n(As this is nonsense, <i>effect<\/i> must be wrong.)<\/p>\n<p>The Other Substitution Test: &#8220;Do not allow this incident to <b>transform<\/b> your decision.&#8221;<br \/>\n(As this sounds okay, <i>affect<\/i> must be correct.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That spiral <b>effect<\/b> is <b>effecting<\/b> my eyes. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammar-monster.com\/images\/bulx.gif?w=696\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Sometimes, the noun-substitution test won&#8217;t work with <i>consequence<\/i> because <i>effect<\/i> is quite a versatile word. You might have to try other nouns, e.g., <i>appearance<\/i>. If you find yourself trying to use this word as a verb (e.g., <i>appear<\/i>, <i>appears<\/i>), then you should be using <i>affect<\/i> not <i>effect<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0099ff;\">HOT TIP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"toptip\">\n<p><b>A LITTLE TRICK TO SPOT <i>EFFECT<\/i>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The word <i>effect<\/i> has several meanings. It can mean <i>outcome<\/i>, <i>consequence<\/i>, or <i>appearance<\/i>. Try using one of these instead of <i>effect<\/i>. If the sentence still makes sense, then <i>effect<\/i> is almost certainly correct.<br \/>\n(This trick works because <i>effect<\/i> is a noun, just like the words <i>outcome<\/i>, <i>consequence<\/i>, and <i>appearance<\/i>.)<\/p>\n<p><b>A LITTLE TRICK TO SPOT <i>AFFECT<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Try using the verb <i>to transform<\/i>(in its various forms, e.g., <i>transforming<\/i>, <i>transformed<\/i>, <i>transforms<\/i>) instead of <i>affect<\/i>. If the sentence still makes sense, then <i>affect<\/i> is almost certainly correct. However, if you find yourself trying to use <i>transformation<\/i>, then you should be using <i>effect<\/i> because both are nouns.<br \/>\n(This trick works because <i>to transform<\/i> is a verb, just like <i>to affect<\/i>. )<\/p>\n<p><b>NO CONFUSION WITH <i>AFFECTING<\/i> AND <i>AFFECTED<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>There should be no confusion with <i>affecting<\/i> or <i>affected<\/i>. These are always verbs.<\/p>\n<p><b>BE AWARE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There is a verb <i>to effect<\/i>. It is quite rare, but it is useful in business writing. It means <i>to bring into being<\/i>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The new policy will be effected as soon as the paper is signed. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.grammar-monster.com\/images\/bultick.gif?w=696\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Difference Between Affect And Effect Difference Between Affect And Effect There is often confusion over the words effect and affect. In order to understand which to use, you must know the difference between a noun and a verb. Effect is a noun. Affect is a verb. If you&#8217;re not confident with spotting nouns and verbs, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-grammar"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/affect-vs-effevt-min.jpg?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Writing Geeks","author_link":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/author\/writinggeeks\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/affect-vs-effevt-min.jpg?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6uhmH-pv","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1581"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1585,"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581\/revisions\/1585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}