| 
 Details on
 Types and Length of Noun Absolutes; 
 Other Constructions
 Click on the Group to see the details for that
group.
 Figures are per main clause. 
 "W/" is the average number of words for the infinitive phrases in the
preceding column 
| Group | 
N Ab Av | 
W/ | 
N Ab Su | 
W/ | 
N Ab DO | 
W/ | 
N Ab OP | 
W/ | 
N Ab PN | 
W/ | 
NuA | 
W/ | 
Inj | 
W/ | 
R Cm | 
W/ | 
Dir Ad | 
W/ | 
DS | 
W/ | 
 
| Writing
by Students in K-12 | 
 
| G3
(SS) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
4.9 | 
.6 | 
2.9 | 
.2 | 
  | 
  | 
7.1 | 
.2 | 
.6 | 
.4 | 
 
| G4(1986) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
.7 | 
.6 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
7.3 | 
2.4 | 
1.9 | 
.4 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| G5
(SS) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
2.8 | 
4.3 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
5.2 | 
1.5 | 
7.5 | 
0.5 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| G6
(SS) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| G7(1986) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
.3 | 
4.3 | 
.1 | 
.2 | 
  | 
  | 
11.7 | 
2.5 | 
1.6 | 
.3 | 
1.3 | 
.7 | 
.2 | 
.1 | 
  | 
  | 
 
| G8
(SS) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
2.2 | 
2.6 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
31.9 | 
1.8 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
1.3 | 
.3 | 
  | 
  | 
 
| G9(1986) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| College
Students | 
 
| Group | 
N Ab Av | 
W/ | 
N Ab Su | 
W/ | 
N Ab DO | 
W/ | 
N Ab OP | 
W/ | 
N Ab PN | 
W/ | 
NuA | 
W/ | 
Inj | 
W/ | 
R Cm | 
W/ | 
Dir Ad | 
W/ | 
DS | 
W/ | 
 
| 1995-PR | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| 1995-P1 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| 1995-P4 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| CF(Alum) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| Adults | 
 
| Jokes | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
| Fables | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
5.2 | 
1.7 | 
.4 | 
.4 | 
  | 
  | 
12.4 | 
1.8 | 
2.1 | 
.3 | 
.6 | 
1.1 | 
2.6 | 
.5 | 
  | 
  | 
 
| Novelists | 
4.2 | 
.5 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
1.7 | 
2.0 | 
  | 
  | 
7.3 | 
3.0 | 
6.6 | 
1.2 | 
4.1 | 
8.3 | 
5.2 | 
.7 | 
  | 
  | 
 
 
 |