Duke University Scientific Writing Lessons

Worksheet - Lesson 1: Subjects and Actions

use this article as an aid

https://sites.duke.edu/scientificwriting/lesson-1-subjects-and-actions/

Principles:

1. Put actions in verbs
2. Put characters in subjects
3. Keep subjects near verbs

Exercises (revise these sentences for clarity using the principles of this lesson):

1. "Wh" questions were asked to the participant by the researcher.

1. Participants that engage in self-injurious behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement are recruited for the study by the researchers.

1. TI-IOA data were collected for 33% of all sessions with participants by a secondary observer.

4.The number of single-use plastics used each day was entered on the data sheet by the participant.

1. The presence of treatment drift can be identified by collecting treatment integrity data.