Affect vs Effect Quiz

AndreF · Mar 21, 2012

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/effect_vs_affect_1.asp

I don't know a good spot to post this, so apologies in advance for any in convenience ... I hope this will affect the way you use affect and effect. I took this test and only missed three or the eleven questions. It has affected how I use affect and effect in sentences(for the most part) and, as I mentioned earlier, I hope it affects the way you use them as well.

The posted link should take you right to the test. Its only eleven questions if you have the time and good luck.

Torgo · Mar 21, 2012

Er, you used 'effected' wrong there.

AndreF · Mar 21, 2012

Yup I'm still rusty

My final score was 8/11 I think all of you can do way better than that because you're all experts!

Quentin Nokov · Mar 21, 2012

When I'm not sure which to use I swap our affect/effect and replace with influence/result.

The thunderstorm affected my hearing. / The thunderstorm influenced my hearing makes a lot more sense than the thunderstorm resulted my hearing.

She showed the effects of prolonged child abuse. / She showed the results of prolonged child abuse makes better sense than she showed the influences of prolonged child abuse. I suppose the later could work, but it's definitely not optimum in my opinion.

I got 7/11, so my technique isn't the best to follow, I guess.

Use effect whenever any of these words precede it: a, an, any, the, take, into, no. These words may be separated from effect by an adjective.

This probably belonged in the Grammar and Syntax board by the way.

BethS · Mar 21, 2012

11/11

Buffysquirrel · Mar 21, 2012

BethS said:
11/11

Me too. They didn't even use emotional affect in an attempt to trick us.

pandaponies · Mar 21, 2012

Bam, 11 out of 11. ;D *does a little dance*

Torgo · Mar 21, 2012

I note they didn't have one where they use 'affect' as a noun.

"Something about the patient's affect seemed off to me."

Stijn Hommes · Mar 21, 2012

10/11
I missed question 7...

Devil Ledbetter · Mar 21, 2012

8/11.

Affect v. effect has always been the most confusing grammatical issue for me.

Dozmonic · Mar 21, 2012

I thought the distribution of answers would be closer to 50/50, it's pretty skewed there so probably doesn't teach people who're unusure about it

BethS · Mar 21, 2012

Buffysquirrel said:
Me too. They didn't even use emotional affect in an attempt to trick us.

Yeah, I kept waiting for the tricky questions.

Quentin Nokov · Mar 21, 2012

Devil Ledbetter said:
8/11.

Affect v. effect has always been the most confusing grammatical issue for me.

Same. Along with who and whom, although after a lot of thought I can usually discern which one is right. I think I've gotten lay/lie down almost perfectly. At least until someone finds me a quiz and I discover how terrible I really am. Lol.

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/lie_vs_lay_1.asp

9/10 I got the second question wrong because the correct answer sounded funny to my ears.

cameron_chapman · Mar 21, 2012

I managed 9 out of 11. Not bad considering this has always been one of my biggest struggles, grammatically...

Layla Nahar · Mar 21, 2012

Final Score: 11/11
hmm. Almost every answer was 'effect'. Strange quiz.

Rufus Coppertop · Mar 21, 2012

Hansey · Mar 21, 2012

Layla Nahar said:
hmm. Almost every answer was 'effect'. Strange quiz.

I noticed this as well.

I also scored 11/11. I guess I must just have a good handle on those particular words, because I honestly didn't even have to give a second thought to any of the answers. The only one that I could see as being moderately tricky for people was number 7.

Pikabuddy · Mar 21, 2012

10/11.

Grunkins · Mar 21, 2012

8/11

Domino Derval · Mar 21, 2012

Layla Nahar said:
Final Score: 11/11
hmm. Almost every answer was 'effect'. Strange quiz.

I'd assume because 'effect' is a more versatile word than 'affect' is, at least in the ways they were sued in the quiz.

eward · Mar 21, 2012

10/11. I missed the "taken effect" one and chose "taken affect" instead. . .

SuzanneSeese · Mar 21, 2012

I got an 8 out of 11 too. And that's with effect/affect usage notes that I printed out and taped to my wall in front of my face. :e2smack:

I have always been scared of those words. :crazy:

Lyxdeslic · Mar 21, 2012

Final Score: 9/11

Honestly, that was lucky. A vs E is one of those I sorta grasp, but not wholly. I just go by ear/if it sounds right.

Lyx

Layla Nahar · Mar 21, 2012

Lyxdeslic said:
A vs E is one of those I sorta grasp, ...

but, but... lyxdeslia??

Susan Coffin · Mar 21, 2012

I missed two, because the effect of the blue background of that fun little quiz affected me in very weird way.

or, did the affect of the blue background effect me?

Or, am I just being silly?

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