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Question 14

Which sentence contains an affect/effect error?

  1. Cold weather can affect tyre pressure.
  2. The new filter had a noticeable effect on the taste.
  3. The medicine had an immediate affect on her pulse.Correct answer
  4. A delayed train may affect the meeting time.

Explanation

The pulse sentence names a result after had an immediate, so it needs the noun effect. Affect is normally the verb meaning influence and cannot name that result in this context.

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