Grammar fix
seriously affected
badly influenced or harmed
To be strongly and negatively influenced or harmed by something.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Many small businesses were seriously affected by the sudden changes in the law.
During the pandemic, I think students were seriously affected because they couldn't attend classes in person and had to adapt to online learning.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Many people were serious affected.
Say: Many people were seriously affected.
Adverb 'seriously', not 'serious', before the verb.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
Natural; 'detrimentally impacted' is report jargon.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
seriously affected by
- by
- badly
- most
- worst