How to Use "Survey" with Example Sentences

survey (n): a study or report collecting information on what a certain group of people think about something

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Used with adjectives:

"Customers were asked to complete a brief survey about their shopping experience."
(brief, quick, short)

"An informal survey about children and television was conducted at school."
(informal)

"Regular surveys are conducted on customer satisfaction."
(regular, general)

"A local survey was conducted on the president's popularity."
(local, national, nationwide)

"An independent survey was conducted on the issue of gun control."
(independent)

Used with verbs:

"A customer satisfaction survey was conducted over the phone."
(be + conducted, be + performed, be + done, be + administered, be + given)

"She completed a survey on violence in video games."
(completed, took, finished, filled out, participated in)

"The survey reveals that teenage pregnancy is on the rise."
(reveals, reports, concludes, finds, indicates, says, shows, suggests)

Used with nouns:

"The survey results are in."
(results, data)

"The survey participant must be over 21 years of age."
(participant)

"The survey group consisted of all men."
(group)

"The survey questionnaire was long."
(questionnaire)

"The survey questions were not very clear."
(questions, responses)

Used with prepositions:

"According to the survey, most people are unhappy at their current jobs."
(according to)

"The questions in the survey were not clear."
(in)

"The survey was on religion in schools."
(on)

survey (v): to look at the whole situation; to study a group of people and their responses to certain questions

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Used with adverbs:

"They carefully surveyed the crime scene."
(carefully, thoroughly)

"The research group briefly surveyed customers exiting the store."
(briefly, quickly)

"She calmly surveyed the situation."
(calmly, coolly, quietly)

Used with prepositions:

"He surveyed the accident from his car."
(from)

Used with nouns:

"The police carefully surveyed the crime scene."
(crime scene, area, surroundings, wreckage, accident, situation)