"Affect" vs "Effect": The Verb-Noun Rule Made Easy
Affect vs effect — the verb-noun rule, the rare exceptions, and a simple trick to get it right every time.
Affect = verb (प्रभावित करना). “The rain affected the match.” Effect = noun (परिणाम). “The effect of the rain was flooding.”
- Affect = Action (verb — क्रिया)
- Effect = rEsult (noun — परिणाम)
The weather affected our travel plans. (मौसम ने हमारी यात्रा की योजना प्रभावित की।)
Lack of sleep can affect your performance.
Pollution affects everyone.
The effect of the medicine was immediate. (दवा का परिणाम तुरंत हुआ।)
The new policy had a positive effect.
What are the long-term effects of this decision?
The new leader effected major reforms. (= बदलाव लाया)
The patient displayed flat affect. (मनोविज्ञान की technical term)
95% cases में verb-noun rule काम करता है।
| गलत | सही |
|---|---|
| The weather had a big affect. | The weather had a big effect. |
| It effected me deeply. | It affected me deeply. |
| What was the affect? | What was the effect? |
- The medicine had no _____ on me.
- The rain _____ the cricket match.
- The _____ of the explosion was devastating.
- Stress can _____ your health.
- effect (noun — परिणाम)
- affected (verb — प्रभावित किया)
- effect (noun — परिणाम)
- affect (verb — प्रभावित कर सकता है)
- Affect = verb (प्रभावित करना). A = Action.
- Effect = noun (परिणाम). E = rEsult.