1. SENTENCE OF THE WEEK Troublesome Words List #2

2. OBSERVE & COPY THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR WRITER’S NOTEBOOK:  Who went to the movies last weekend?  The woman who owns the shop works in the morning.  For whom are you looking?  Whose book is this?  High cholesterol can affect the heart.  The effects of the Tylenol should be felt within twenty minutes.

3. OBSERVE :  Who went to the movies last weekend?  The woman who owns the shop works in the morning.  For whom are you looking?  Whose book is this?  High cholesterol can affect the heart.  The effects of the Tylenol should be felt within twenty minutes.

4. TROUBLESOME WORDS LIST #2  Who/Whom/Whose  Affect/Effect

5. WHO / WHOM / WHOSE  Who—a subjective pronoun and must be used only as the subject of the verb  Whom—an objective pronoun and must be used as the object of prepositions  Whose—a possessive pronoun and must be used to indicate possession of an object

6. AFFECT VS. EFFECT Affect is a verb 1. To have an influence on  EXAMPLE: The price of gasoline affects the economy. 2. To respond to the emotions of; touch or move.  EXAMPLE: The loss did not affect the team’s hopes. 3. To attack or infect, as a disease  EXAMPLE: High cholesterol can affect the heart.

7. AFFECT VS. EFFECT Effect is a noun… (in most cases. It is not frequently used in its verb form.) 1. Something brought about by a cause  EXAMPLE: The effect of his missing class was getting assigned to Saturday detention. 2. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence  EXAMPLE: The effects of the Tylenol should be felt within twenty minutes.

8. AFFECT / EFFECT - EXAMPLES

9.  She was affected by the medication.  The flowers affected her allergies.  The effects of daylight savings were felt by everybody.  It had an effect on the way he played.  The results of the test affected her grade.

10. AFFECT / EFFECT - EXAMPLES

12.  We completed a cause and effect sheet in class.  The health of the old man was affected by the extreme cold.  Sorry I yelled at you; I didn’t mean to affect your mood.  The effects of a sting from a box jellyfish can be deadly.  The effects of the storm can be deadly.