Question

Difficulty: EasyWords Commonly Confused and Homonyms

Complete the sentence below by filling in the blank with the correct word.

Answer:The legal counsel's closing statement had a remarkable 【effect】 on the jury's final deliberation.

Answer

The correct word to complete the sentence is 'effect'.
The word 'effect' is a noun meaning an outcome or impact. In this context, it correctly follows the adjective 'remarkable' and the article 'a'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the grammatical role required for the blank space in the sentence.
The blank follows the determiner 'a' and the modifier 'remarkable', indicating that a noun is required.
Determiners and adjectives modify noun entities in standard sentence structures.
2
Differentiate between the commonly confused pair 'affect' and 'effect'.
'Effect' functions as a noun meaning 'result', 'outcome', or 'impact', whereas 'affect' is primarily a verb meaning 'to influence'.
Selecting the word that fits the required noun category resolves the sentence correctly.

Key Concept

Distinction between 'affect' (verb) and 'effect' (noun)
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