What Effect Will This Affective Post Have on You?

To begin with, I am going to run over the parts of speech for those who are still a little rusty because what's the point in telling one word is an adjective and one is an adverb when you don't know the difference?

noun A word or phrase that names a person, place, thing, quality, or act (Zac, New York, table, beauty, execution ). 

verb A word or phrase that expresses action, existence, or occurrence (throw, be, happen ). 

adjective A word or combination of words that modifies a noun (blue-green, central, half-baked, temporary ).

adverb A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (slowly, obstinately, much ). Most of time an adverb ends in -ly.

conjunction A word that connects other words, phrases, or sentences (and, but, or, because ).

interjection A word, phrase, or sound used as an exclamation and capable of standing by itself (oh, Lord, my goodness ).

preposition A word or phrase that shows the relationship of a noun to another noun (at, by, in, to, from, with )

pronoun A word that substitutes for a noun and refers to a person, place, thing, idea, or act. (he, she, it, that ).

{Week 2}

Affect vs. Effect

I am covering the most common uses.
I think it will answer your questions. If not, you know what to do.


{ AFFECT }

Affect - Affect is a verb. It means to produce an effect or to influence.

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{ EFFECT }

Effect - Effect is a noun. It is a result or meaning. It can also be personal property or sound, lighting, or scenery like in a play or movie.

Now, there are derivatives of each that bend these definitions.

For example:

• The storm effected the shoreline. 

Here effected is used a verb meaning to bring about or to happen.

or

• It was an affective account of her trip to Haiti.
• To prevent being affected by the flu virus, I had to wear a very stylish paper mask.

Here affective is an adjective

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Next week we will start some punctuation.

Too Much For You Two To Do

If you read this post/PINT then you knew this was coming. Those of you awesome ladies who gave some ideas in your comments, you, my friends, are getting a "Check Out/Shout Out"!

This is the first official Grammar-On-the-Go. I am not promising it will be on the same day every single week, but for right now it will be Wednesdays. 

***I am NOT judging ANYONE by their grammar skills.***

I see the blogging world as a place to be released from the chains of some grammar restrictions and use crazy spelling and alternative punctuation, but some of you have sent me emails and messages stating that you want to improve your writing.

Plus, I am one of the main ones who loves to spell things a little crazy-like for emphasis (i.e. "puh-leez").

I received so many emails, messages, and comments following my post on the non-existent word "alot" that it inspired me to start this little weekly "enlightenment." 

(I won't say "lesson" because, that's just plain intimidating.)

I have been out of the classroom for almost a year, and it is killing me.

 I love teaching and helping folks with new or difficult aspects of Language Arts.

One more thing: if you can give me lesson enlightenment topics to cover, when I do, your blog gets a Check Out/Shout Out! In other words, I am giving you a shout out so my readers will check out your blog. 

Here we go...

Welcome to the first ever "Grammar-On-the-Go" with me - Bethany!

The idea of these quick tips are to help writers (and speakers) with common mistakes, not so common mistakes, and habits in an easy, quick, breezy manner: hence "…on-the-go."

By the way, CCW = Commonly Confused Words.

{ WEEK ONE }

TO - TOO - TWO - TUTU

I know for most of the writers out there this is a given; however, you will not believe how many blogs that I have read that misuse these. It also happens all of the time if you are typing in a hurry because spellcheck will not catch it.

{ TO } 

Use the word to when you are talking about an extent or direction.

Ex. 1 - Chris P. Kreem went to the wrong party. 

Ex. 2 - Ella Mentry needed to go to therapy.

{ TOO }

Use too when you are talking about something in addition to or to an excess.

Ex. 1 - Supah had too much fun at Swan Lake.

Ex. 2 - She wanted to take a nap, too.

{ TWO }

You better already know this one, if not it's too late; let's review.

The word two represents the number 2.

Ex. 1 - The mother said to the teller at the window, "I am going to need two and a half lollipops."

Ex. 2 - Leigha Tard opened door number two.

{ TUTU }

I have to admit that I added this just because it rhymed and looks cute.

A tutu is a ballet dancer costume that has a bodice with sleeves maybe or a skirt.

Ex. 1 - I have always looked scary in a tutu.

Ex. 2 - That tutu is too small for her to wear! <---Ta Da…Did you see that: all four forms?!

Heather Bullard

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