Choose the correct word: The doctor's advice had a positive ____ on his recovery.
- A. affect
- B. effect
- C. affection
- D. effective
Explanation
A noun is needed after the article a and the adjective positive, and effect is the noun meaning result. Affect is the verb, affection means fondness and effective is an adjective. Identifying which part of speech the slot requires narrows the options before meaning is even considered.
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