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Effect/Affect, acess /excess, Accept/Except. Effect vs. Affect. Affect Means “to influence” Generally Used as a verb. The Participant of the influencing. Effect Generally used as a noun when referring to a result or a consequence. The result of an action. The object of the influence.
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Effect vs. Affect Affect • Means “to influence” • Generally Used as a verb. • The Participant of the influencing. Effect • Generally used as a noun when referring to a result or a consequence. • The result of an action. • The object of the influence
Affect or Effect • As director, Christopher Nolan affects/effects the casting in his films. • The effect/affect of not having a director is a bad movie. • A good movie will have a positive effect/affect on me afterword.
Accept vs. Except Accept Except • Used as a verb • means “to receive.” • Can be referred to as a noun when using the word acceptance. • Preposition that means “excluding.” • Also used as a conjunction • Almost never used as a verb, but when it is means “to leave out.”
Accept or Except • I accept/except your invitation to the football game. • I decided to watch every college football team play this year accept/except The Salukis.
Access Excess • In a noun form, “access” means to have the permission to enter, use or obtain. Its verb form is quite similar for it’s used to enter, obtain or retrieve. • The most commonly used forms of “excess” are as anoun or adjective. Both refer to an extra, overabundance or exceeding amount of something.
Right or Wrong There was an access of food left over after dinner. The dog doesn’t have access to the kitchen. LeBron James got access to the NBA because he possessed an access amount of talent.