TRUE/FALSE. Identify problems with clarity in the following sentences:
We read the instructions to the students. This was done to reduce experimenter bias.
a. Both sentences are expressed clearly.
b. The first sentence is clear, but the second starts with this, a vague reference pronoun, and is in the passive voice.
c. The first sentence uses a first-person pronoun.
d. Instructions should be read to subjects, not students.
e. Both sentences are unclear.
2. Which of the following phrases is an example of economical writing?
Select one:
a. absolutely essential
b. four groups saw
c. one and the same
d. the reason is because
2. Consider the following sentence:
The students that were assigned to the delay condition were asked to return at the same time in 3 days.
How should you change the sentence so that it used pronouns correctly? Which of the options corrects the use of pronouns?
a. Leave the sentence as is.
b. The students who were assigned to the delay condition were asked to return at the same time in 3 days.
c. The students whom were assigned to the delay condition were asked to return at the same time in 3 days.
d. The students which were assigned to the delay condition were asked to return at the same time in 3 days.
4. Within a paragraph or sentence, identify elements in a series by
Select one:
a. Arabic numerals in parentheses.
b. Arabic numerals underlined.
c. lowercase letters in parentheses.
d. lowercase letters followed by a colon.
5. It’s better to have more slides with less content on each than fewer slides with more content when giving an oral presentation.
Select one:
True
False