SAT Writing

Category - Error Identification

There is an error in the italicized portion of the passage below. Choose the option that best corrects this error.

The extreme temperatures in Death Valley can adversely effect the vegetation found there.
  1. can adversely effected
  2. can adversely effects
  3. can adversely affect
  4. can adversely affected
  5. can adverse effect
Explanation
Answer: C - The extreme temperatures in Death Valley can adversely affect the vegetation found there. “Effect” is the result of something that has occurred. “Affect” is the process or action of impacting something. Since the sentence is referencing the changes that are occurring, the correct verb is “affect”.
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