Grammar Test 4 Answer 3

3. The presence of the veteran beagle at the neighborhood park affected a change in the behavior of Lucifer Poodle, however her squealing barks never let up enough for the gray squirrels to feel at ease when they gamboled across the grass worn thin by the nervous pacing of all the pooches.

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3. The presence of the veteran beagle at the neighborhood park effected a change in the behavior of Lucifer Poodle; however, her squealing barks never let up enough for the gray squirrels to feel at ease when they gamboled across the grass worn thin by the nervous pacing of all the pooches.


1) A toughie! This is the exception to the affect vs. effect case. Usually, effect is a noun and affect is the verb. However, affect is a verb only when one thing is acting upon another. When a change is brought about, as in "effecting change in a policy or behavior," then the correct word is effect. (1 pt.)

2) After a conjunctive adverb like "however," the correct punctuation is a semicolon before and a comma afterwards (2 pts.)

 

Total = 3 pts.