OPERATION REVISION Once upon a time you were

OPERATION REVISION Once upon a time you were given an article and a question that asked you to Explain how human beings are having an affect on the lion population. In your response, use information from the article that supports your explanation. Did the question sound strange when you read it? Hmmmm… Did any of you parents find the wording strange?

Which is correct? Affect versus Effect Explain how human beings are having an affect on the lion population. In your response, use information from the article that supports your explanation.

Which is correct? Affect versus Effect Explain how human beings are having an effect on the lion population. In your response, use information from the article that supports your explanation.

Which one is right? Explain how human beings are having an affect/effect on the lion population. In your response, use information from the article that supports your explanation.

affect versus effect • The majority of the time you use affect with an a as a verb and effect with an e as a noun

affect versus effect • Affect with an a means "to influence, " examples: "The arrows affected the aardvark, " " The rain affected Amy's hairdo. " • Affect can also mean, roughly, "to act in a way that you don't feel, " examples: "She affected an air of superiority. " “Her affect was disturbing to me: she was always trying to be something she was not”

affect versus effect Effect with an e has a lot of subtle meanings as a noun, but basically its meaning is "a result" Examples: "The effect was eye-popping. " "The sound effects Ty made were amazing. " "The rain had no effect on Lelani's hairdo" "The trick-or-treaters hid behind the bushes for effect. “ “The effect of plants on biodiversity is…”

affect versus effect • Grammar Girl says, use aardvark to remember: “The arrows affected the aardvark. ” “The effect was eye-popping. " • Affect with an a goes with the a words arrow and aardvark • Effect with an e goes with the e word eye-popping

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HINT – A Good Rule of Thumb: Effect is mostly commonly used as a noun meaning the result or impact of something, an outcome. If there's "a/an/the" in front of it, it's an effect.

So? Which one is right? Explain how human beings are having an affect/effect on the lion population. In your response, use information from the article that supports your explanation.

So? Which one is right? Explain how human beings are having an EFFECT on the lion population. In your response, use information from the article that supports your explanation.