To effect vs to affect ?

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<p>This question made me realize I actually do not differ these two verbs</p>

<p>Professional writers realize that ( they cannot hope to effect ) the reader precisely as they wish without care and practice in the use of words.</p>

<p>A)as it is
B)they cannot hope to have an effect on
C)they cannot hope to affect (correct)
D)they cannot hope effecting
E)they cannot try to affect</p>

<p>These question is from a Gruber<code>s practice tests.Their WR questions are extremely hard .I usually do not make more than 4 - 5 errors (in the worst case) on CB</code>s tests,but when I do tests from the Gruber`s book ,my mistakes are about 12-15 .Even though these questions are not accurate and most of them are unadequate , I still think I can learn sth from them.</p>

<p>So ,could you please explain me what is the difference between ‘‘to effect’’ , and ‘’ to affect’'</p>

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<p>affect = verb
effect = noun </p>

<p>I was deeply affected by the death of my mom. Poor fitness is an effect of a lazy lifestyle.</p>

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<p>According to the Longman dictionary of contemporary English ,effect can also be a verb</p>

<p>effect2 verb </p>

<p>effect2 [transitive]
formal to make something happen:
Many parents lack confidence in their ability to effect change in their children’s behaviour.
! Do not confuse with the verb affect (=to have an effect on something).</p>

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<p>If the sentence has anything to do with emotions (as this one does), then its a good bet that you will need to use “affect.”</p>

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<p>effect can also be a verb, and when it’s used as a verb, it means “to make happen or to execute”</p>

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<p>does the CB test this rule on the test?</p>

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<p>occasionally</p>

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<p>I never faced a question like this in the blue book ,but cant hurt us to be prepared for everything</p>

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<p>Effect means to bring something into existence or cause something to happen; affect means to change something that already exists.</p>