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Effect Programme Computers Lives Affects Verb Noun Smoking

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Keyword affect
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The programme is about computers and their affects on our lives.
Correct Sentence The programme is about computers and their effect on our lives.
Cloze Error Sentence The programme is about computers and their [[affects]] on our lives.
Cloze Sentence The programme is about computers and their [[effect]] on our lives.
Cloze Answer effect
Choices effect | affects
Explanation

To affect something (verb) is to have an effect on it (noun): 'Smoking affects your health.' (= smoking has an effect on your health)

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