Affect Vs. Effect

I learned about when you use either affect or effect. Grammer girl talked about examples and ways to remember. Affect vs. effect is one of the most asked questions in grammar. Most of the time that you use affect it is a verb. Usually when you use effect it is a noun. There are some cases where "the roles" are switched. If you remember affect-verb, effect-noun, you will get it right 95% of the time.

Example of Affect: The earthquake affected the state of California.

Example of Effect: The earthquake had a huge effect on the state of California.

The Arrows Affected Aardvark.---- Verb
The Effect was Eye-popping. ---- Noun

Sentence Composing 3,4,&5

Sentence Composing 3
Model: Dark, velvety, the beauty of his mustache was enhanced by his strong clean-shaven chin.
--Toni Morrison, Beloved
-Slow, weary, his cautionary steps were caused by the surrounding overexcited horses.
-Tired, dreary, her closing eyelids were an effect of the baby crying all night.

Practice #4
1. Wordless, we split up.
--Annie Dillard, An American Childhood
-Sample: Wet, the napkin fell apart
-Tired, the woman fell asleep.

2. Cold, dark, and windowless, it stretched the length of the house.
--Jessamyn West, "The Child's Day"
-Sample: Hot, humid, and muggy, the weather exhausted the stamina of the bikers.
-Happy, excited, and nervous, the girl was ready to take the driver's license test.

3. Afraid that we might hunt for a cheaper apartment for the next two weeks and find nothing better than this one, we took it.
-Sample: Happy that we would escape to a lovely beach for the upcoming one month and have nothing but good time, we left home.
-Sad that we have to leave the ski resort after two weeks there and had meet some new friends, we said our goodbyes.

Practice #5

1. Nervous, I began climbing the ladder's rungs, slightly reassured by having Finny right behind me.
--John Knowles, A Seperate Peace

2. Tired and annoyed, he wandered about the many tents, only to find that one place as cold as another.
--Jack London, "To Build a Fire"

3. Trapped and curious, my limited reading helped me to know something of a world beyond the four walls of my study.
Christy Brown, My Left Foot

Beowulf Paragraph

Are there different Christ-Like figures in our world? Beowulf is a Christ-like figure in the book Beowulf. To the people, he is an auspicious and singular person. Everyone believes in his aptitude to be great and to defeat the Lady Monster. Being a Christ-like figure means being impervious, and erudite. There are many examples where Beowulf serves as a figure to the people in the society. When Beowulf goes off to defeat Grendel's mom, the people were waiting for him to return, and when he didn't return for a while the people lost faith in Beowulf. When Beowulf came back the people were overly joyed at his return. He was praised. To the people he has a certain affinity about him. They look up to him and take into consideration the ideas he has to offer. They go to Beowulf for support. Beowulf is a great example of a Christ-like figure.

Sentence Composing #4

1.E
2.D
3. A.
4.C
5. B

Practice #2
A. Uncomfortable
B. Uncomfortable, Kendra spotted the soft inviting sofa, hopefully.
C. Bravely, Beowulf went down into the cave, carefully.

Sentence Composing #3

1. Model: Twisting and punching and kicking, the two boys rolled across the floor.

--Lois Duncan, A Gift of Magic

-Laughing and yelling and celebrating, the winning team cavorted in the locker room.

-Cheering and hollering and rooting, the fans went crazy in the stadium.

2. Model: He fell back exhausted, his ankle pounding.

--Raplh Ellison, "Flying Home"

-She raced fast determined, her lungs were burstin.

-She slumped wearily, her brain worn-out.

3. Model: Alone, Tom looked around the room and knew that he was a stranger here.

--Hal Borland, When the Legends Die

-Afraid, Clark walked down the alley hoping he was alone.

-Happy, Bill came to work with a positive attitude.

4. Model: The room was empty , a silent world of sinks, drain boards, and lock cupboards.

--Frank Bonham, Chief

-The arena was full, a huge cavern filled with fans, bright lights, and exciting music.

-The room was full, a huge space filled with people, colorful painting, and classical music.