For each of the sentence pairs below, identify the one that best meets the writing guideline.

Presents information in a parallel form:

a. The participants most often reported writing for program information, the websites for each program, contacts with previous graduates, and receiving information from a professional organization website.

b. The participants most often reported receiving information from written contacts with each program, the websites for each program, their contacts with previous graduates, and a professional organization website.

Uses affect/effect correctly:

a. The high frequency distractor signal effected the results for both children and adults.

b. The high frequency distractor signal affected the results for both children and adults.

Uses the most appropriate linking term:

a. The 6-year-old children performed significantly better under condition A, whereas the 9-year-old children performed significantly better under condition B.

b. The 6-year-old children performed significantly better under condition A, while the 9-year-old children performed significantly better under condition B.

Uses active voice:

a. Smith and Jones (2001) conducted a study to validate the new test procedure.

b. A study was conducted by Smith and Jones (2001) to validate the new test procedure.

Uses the “person first” rule:

a. As shown in Table 1, the aphasics had higher scores in the experimental treatment.

b. As shown in Table 1, individuals with aphasia had higher mean scores in the experimental treatment.