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#322688 Thu, 01 Feb 07 02:25 AM

Please check the following.

See what effects his weakness has upon his personality and how those effects affect his actions. (Can effect and affect can be used together? What's the difference between the two?)
You have to judge yourself by putting yourself in his shoes. (Is this sentence semantically and gramatically correct?)
In a May 30, 2006 interview with Der Spiegel .......... (Is the use of the article "a" correct before a date?)

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CalifJim

#322696 Thu, 01 Feb 07 02:51 AM

1. The sentence is fine. Search for affect and effect in the search box. There are probably hundreds of posts on the subject. Long story short: 99% of the time affect is a verb, and effect is a noun.
2. Fine.
3. Fine. a goes with interview, not with the date. The date is used as an adjective to interview. It specifies which interview. The meaning is therefore: In an interview with Der Spiegel on May 30, 2006 ...

CJ

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#322778 Thu, 01 Feb 07 10:28 AM

CalifJim wrote:

3. Fine. a goes with interview, not with the date. The date is used as an adjective to interview. It specifies which interview. The meaning is therefore: In an interview with Der Spiegel on May 30, 2006 ...
CJ

What role(parts of speech) the date plays here?
To me, it looks like adjective.

Also the question that I have asked on this post (What role the date plays here?), could I had used does in it as What role does the date play here? What's the difference between the two (if both could be used)?

GB

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CalifJim

#322998 Thu, 01 Feb 07 08:13 PM

CJ -- "The date is used as an adjective ..."

GB -- What role (part of speech) ...?

CJ -- Adjective!!! Smile [:)]

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The correct way to ask the question is What role does the date play here?

(What role the date plays here? is not correct.)

CJ

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#324570 Mon, 05 Feb 07 09:31 AM

CalifJim wrote:

The correct way to ask the question is What role does the date play here?

(What role the date plays here? is not correct.)

CJ