33. Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence: He was _______ by her kind words.
Answer: D
He was affected by her kind words.
The most appropriate word to fill in the blank is "affected," indicating that her kind words had an emotional impact on him.
A) affect
"Affect" is a verb that means to influence or make a change in something. While it relates to the emotional impact, it cannot fit grammatically in the sentence since the structure requires a past participle to describe the state of being influenced by her words.
B) effect
"Effect" is a noun that refers to the result of a change or influence. It does not fit the sentence structure, which requires a verb to indicate what happened to him as a result of her words.
C) effected
"Effected" is the past tense of the verb "effect," which means to bring about or cause something to happen. This choice is incorrect because the sentence is describing an emotional response, not the act of bringing about change.
D) affected
"Affected" is the correct choice as it is the past participle of the verb "affect," meaning to have an emotional impact. In this context, it accurately conveys that her kind words had a significant emotional influence on him.
Conclusion
The word "affected" is definitively correct as it accurately describes the emotional response to her kind words. The other options either do not fit grammatically or contextually, failing to convey the intended meaning of emotional influence. Thus, "affected" is the only choice that aligns with the context of the sentence.