IXL | Use the correct frequently confused word

Complete the text with the correct word.

A 2013 study found that regular exercise may positively

affect

a person's ability to detect odors as he or she ages.

affect

effect

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Complete the text with the correct word.

Koko the gorilla,

whose

ability to communicate via sign language has made her famous, can express emotions such as embarrassment, grief, happiness, love, and sadness.

who's

whose

key idea

Certain words are often confused with one another. In your writing, you should pay close attention to these words and make sure you are using them correctly.

For example, fewer and less have similar meanings, but you should use them differently. Use fewer to describe things you can count, like pencils. Use less to describe things you can't count, like water.

Fewer people than expected came to watch the race.

Our town received less snow this winter due to the heat wave.

Affect and effect have similar spellings and can sound the same, but they have different meanings. Affect is usually a verb that means to change or influence. Effect is usually a noun that means an outcome or result.

Our team was losing, but I tried not to let that affect my performance.

The new medicine has an amazing effect on cold symptoms.

solution

Look at the answer choices, who's and whose.

Whose is a possessive pronoun that means belonging to whom. Who's is a contraction for who is or who has.

The correct choice to use in the text is whose.

Koko the gorilla, whose ability to communicate via sign language has made her famous, can express emotions such as embarrassment, grief, happiness, love, and sadness.

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