37.16 Quick review questions

1. What is the correct word to complete this sentence? ‘The subject were told to eat [?????] snacks at about 8am.’
   there their they’re
2. What is the correct word to complete this sentence? ‘Seedlings were transplanted [?????] pots containing one of three different soils.’
   to two too
3. What is the correct word to complete this sentence? ‘Each kangaroos was observed for signs that [?????] tracking device caused discomfort.’
   its it’s
4. What is the biggest problem with this sentence? ‘We took 50 samples of students; the mean age was 26.2 years.’
   The mean should be quoted to more decimal places The semi-colon should be a comma The subject and verb do not agree There is only one sample, with 50 subjects There are spelling errors
5. What is the biggest problem with this text? ‘Subjects are not blinded. Because the subjects would clearly know they were in a study.’
   This shoud all be one sentence, not two The subject and verb do not agree There are spelling errors
6. What is the biggest problem with this text? ‘The sample of pedestrians were all taken on a Thursday.’
   This shoud all be two sentences, not one The subject and verb do not agree There are spelling errors