Affect / Effect
I study the law of cause and _____.
I study the law of cause and effect.
My A/C ______ been broken for so long.
My A/C has been broken for so long.
____ is no way you're telling the truth!
There is no way you're telling the truth!
____ is my pen?
Where is my pen?
Its going to be a good day.
It's going to be a good day.
What you say will ______ other people.
What you say will affect other people.
I ____ a pencil, but she ____ a pen.
I have a pencil, but she has a pen.
I don't want to interrupt _____ focus.
I don't want to interrupt their focus.
You _____ not messing around!
You were not messing around!
Check out this school's team.
Don't worry, I just said that for dramatic _____.
Don't worry, I just said that for dramatic effect.
You ____ a good idea, but he ____ problems with listening.
You have a good idea, but he has problems with listening.
_____ house is so clean! It's like _____ germaphobes or something.
Their house is so clean! It's like they're germaphobes or something.
Duncan and Parker were great teammates.
Thats my teams ball! (2 ERRORS)
That's my team's ball!
What was the ____ of that decision? How will it _____ the others?
What was the effect of that decision? How will it affect the others?
My team ____ improved a lot. They _____ all worked very hard.
My team has improved a lot. They have all worked very hard.
Put it over ____ with the others. _____ always sending something.
Put it over there with the others. They're always sending something.
If I _____ you, I'd watch ______ I was going.
If I were you, I'd watch where I was going.
Many people's cars need lots of gas.
What is the rule of using effect v. affect?
Effect is when it's a noun, affect is when it's a verb.
What is the rule for whether to use has or have?
Use "has" with 3rd person singular (he / she / it), use "have" at all other times
If you touch _____ stuff, ____ going to be very mad!
If you touch their stuff, they're going to be very mad!
They ______ going to meet up _____ we usually go.
They were going to meet up where we usually go.
Its a problem that many students backpacks are unreasonably heavy. (2 ERRORS)
It's a problem that many students' backpacks are unreasonably heavy.
(apostrophe goes AFTER the "s" in plural possessive)