Why does the lapse rate / effect the tendency / of air to rise ? / No error
- (a)Why does the lapse rate
- (b)effect the tendency
- (c)of air to rise ?
- (d)No error
Correct — B, 'effect the tendency.' The verb needed here means 'to influence', which is 'affect'; 'effect' as a verb means 'to bring about' and does not fit — the segment should read 'affect the tendency'.
- (a)Why does the lapse rate — Error-free — a correctly formed question opening with 'does' agreeing with the singular 'lapse rate'.
- (c)of air to rise ? — Error-free — 'the tendency of air to rise' is a correct noun-plus-infinitive construction.
- (d)No error — Wrong — segment (b) uses 'effect' where the verb 'affect' (to influence) is required.
An error-spotting item on the classic affect/effect confusion — 'affect' is the verb meaning 'to influence'; 'effect' is normally a noun meaning 'a result'.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Fill in the blank: Rising fuel prices ____ the cost of almost everything.
- (a)effect
- (b)affect
- (c)effects
- (d)affects
Answer(b) affect — as a verb meaning 'to influence', the correct word is 'affect' (plural subject 'prices').
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the correct usage: The new policy will ____ from Monday.
- (a)take affect
- (b)take effect
- (c)affect place
- (d)have affect
Answer(b) take effect — here 'effect' is a noun meaning 'come into force'.