It depends on the context of the sentence. Affect is both a verb and a noun.
The word affect is a verb meaning to influence or alter in some way.Examples:If you lie to someone, and this lie is discovered later on, which often happens, this will affect your relationship with this person.If you steal, use drugs, cause an accident while DUI, this will affect your reputation, which will later affect how people perceive you because whether we like it or not: everyone judges.NOTEThe word affect is NOT used as a common noun. If the word is a noun, use effect.
The word EFFECT, since it is a noun. It means a result or change.The word AFFECT is normally a verb, meaning to influence or make a change.The two are often confused. As a rarely-used verb, effectis used almost exclusively with the word "change". As a rarely-used noun, affect has a psychological meaning.Example:"We did not know what the effect would be, or how it would affect the subject."
A verb is one word - I am sick today. She livesnext door. - verbs in bold.A verb phrase has two or more words - We have eaten the cake. I have been waiting to see you.action verb
affect. the word affect is a verb and effect is a noun. effect means produces a result or a consequence, while affect means to act on, or to move on feeling of.
"You have absolutely no effect on me." In general, the word "effect" is a noun and the verb is "affect". For example, "Your bad behavior does not affect me." However, "affect" is a noun when it refers to a person's facial expression or demeanor. For example "that man appears depressed because he has a flat affect."
To say the word affection in Spanish you say afecto. In the Italian language the word affection is said as affetto.
The word affect is a verb meaning to influence or alter in some way.Examples:If you lie to someone, and this lie is discovered later on, which often happens, this will affect your relationship with this person.If you steal, use drugs, cause an accident while DUI, this will affect your reputation, which will later affect how people perceive you because whether we like it or not: everyone judges.NOTEThe word affect is NOT used as a common noun. If the word is a noun, use effect.
The word 'affect' is both a noun and a verb.The noun affect (affects) is a word for a feeling or emotion, especially as manifested by facial expression or body language; the feeling of pleasantness or unpleasantness produced by a stimulus. Example:The affect of the disaster could be seen on the faces of the victims.The verb affect (affects, affecting, affected) means to put on a false show of; tend to by nature; tend to assume; to simulate, imitate, copy. Example:He affects the role of a successful broker but don't let him handle your money.
The word EFFECT, since it is a noun. It means a result or change.The word AFFECT is normally a verb, meaning to influence or make a change.The two are often confused. As a rarely-used verb, effectis used almost exclusively with the word "change". As a rarely-used noun, affect has a psychological meaning.Example:"We did not know what the effect would be, or how it would affect the subject."
A verb is one word - I am sick today. She livesnext door. - verbs in bold.A verb phrase has two or more words - We have eaten the cake. I have been waiting to see you.action verb
affect. the word affect is a verb and effect is a noun. effect means produces a result or a consequence, while affect means to act on, or to move on feeling of.
That is the correct spelling of the noun "effect" (a result, change, or consequence).The similar word is affect, which is almost always a verb, mean to alter or change in some way. If the word is a verb, it will usually be affect.
"You have absolutely no effect on me." In general, the word "effect" is a noun and the verb is "affect". For example, "Your bad behavior does not affect me." However, "affect" is a noun when it refers to a person's facial expression or demeanor. For example "that man appears depressed because he has a flat affect."
Affect is a verb form of the common word "effect." Therefore, you would use the word "affect" when something is changing, or having an action performed upon it, i.e. "Johnny was greatly affected by the severing of his leg." Meanwhile, you would use the word "effect" as a noun form of the word, i.e. "The effect of Johnny's leg being severed was that he fell over a lot more frequently."
While affect is a verb meaning to influence or alter (or to assume, as a pose), effect is a noun meaning a consequence or result.---AFFECT is normally a verb, and means "to influence or change."EFFECT is normally a noun, and means the result, consequence, or change that is made.Examples:How does population growth affect us? VERBStudying should positively affect your grades. VERBWhat is the effect of population growth? NOUNDrinking alcohol can have a bad effect on your health. NOUNIf the word is a noun, use "effect." The word affect will almost always be used as an action verb. The word effect can also be a verb, very rarely but obviously used, meaning to cause. (e.g. This law may effect a basic change to our policy.)
the word were is a LINKING VERB.
The word 'be' is indeed a verb.