Which of the following is ACCURATE in terms of the words it uses?
a) "There is a large amount of people at the convention."
b) "We have to decided between the four options available to us."
c) "Fewer people will attend the conference this year because of the higher costs."
d) "The speech had a profound affect on the audience."
I thought it was (d), but started second guessing myself, should it be affect or effect?? So then I thought it was (b).
Which of the following is ACCURATE in terms of the words it uses?
a) "There is a large amount of people at the convention."
inaccurate -- what does "large amount" really mean?
b) "We have to decided between the four options available to us."
c) "Fewer people will attend the conference this year because of the higher costs."
How many are "fewer"? How much is "higher"?
d) "The speech had a profound affect on the audience."
You mean "effect," right? Exactly what does "profound" mean here?
I thought it was (d), but started second guessing myself, should it be affect or effect?? So then I thought it was (b).
There are grammatical errors in (b), but it's the only one without vague terms in it. It should read like this:
We have to decide among the four options available to us.
"between" = two people or things
"among" = three or more...
a) "Amount" is used with mass nouns; it would be right to say "large number of people"
b) "Between" - means between two. The right way to say "among four options"
c) is correct - and the previous answer really was bs; why are you answering if you don't know
d) "profound effect" is correct. The word "affect" has a different meaning - you may look it up.
The sentence that is accurate in terms of the words it uses is (c) "Fewer people will attend the conference this year because of the higher costs."
Let's break down each sentence to understand why the other options are not accurate:
a) "There is a large amount of people at the convention."
The correct usage should be "There are a large number of people at the convention." Since "people" is a plural noun, we should use "are" instead of "is" to match the subject.
b) "We have to decided between the four options available to us."
The correct usage should be "We have to decide between the four options available to us." The verb "decided" should be "decide" since the sentence is expressing a present need to make a decision.
d) "The speech had a profound affect on the audience."
The correct usage should be "The speech had a profound effect on the audience." "Effect" is the appropriate word here because it means the impact or influence that the speech had on the audience. "Affect" is a verb meaning to influence or change.
So, the accurate statement is (c) "Fewer people will attend the conference this year because of the higher costs."
Regarding your second guess about (d), the correct word to use in that sentence is "effect" to convey the impact that the speech had on the audience.
Remember, double-checking and verifying the accuracy of the words we use is always a good practice when in doubt!