Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
"The novel affected great personal growth when I was a teenager; I have recommended it to a large number of teens since then."
A)Change teenager to teen-ager.
B)Change the semicolon to a comma.
C)Change number to amount.
D)Change affected to effected.

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The sentence is most improved by changing affected to effected. Effect as a verb means to bring about, while affect as a verb means to alter. The writer is saying that the novel caused personal growth, so effected should be used.

Which Course of Action Most Improves the Following Sentence