This document is part of a study, conducted by Ed Vavra, of the syntax of students' writing.
| Student's Text: | Comments: |
| \-\I would support the man's side {of the case} [because that is part {of his job.}] \-\The two women should have known [that {by working} {for the city planning committee,} they would be expected to dress conservatively while {at work.}] \-\The women suing the man {for sexual harassment} is a little overextensive. \-\It his part {of his job} to notice things {like that} {on the job.} \-\It is fine {for the pair} {of women} to dress [how they want to dress when {off of the job}] \-\but {on the job} is a different story. \-\Lets face it, [we all hate dress up {for work}] \-\but the botton line is [that we don't always have the choice.] |
"while at work" could be considered a semi-reduced clause, as could "when off of the job," below.
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Calculated Data |
| Number
of words = 116 Number of paragraphs = 1 # of Prepositional Phrases = 14 # of Sub Clauses Level
1 = 5 # of Sub Clauses Level 2 = 0 # of Sub Clauses Level 3 = 0 # of Sub Clauses Level 4= 0 # of Fragments = 0 # of S/V Agr Errors = 0 |
Words
per main clause = 14.5 Prep Phrases / Main Clause = 1.75 % of words in P Phrases = 34 Total Sub Clauses / Main Cl = .63 Sub Clauses Level 2+ / MC = 0
Words per paragraph = 116 |
Unanalyzed Text:
I would support the man's side of the case because that is part of his job. The two women should have known that by working for the city planning committee, they would be expected to dress conservatively while at work. The women suing the man for sexual harassment is a little overextensive. It his part of his job to notice things like that on the job. It is fine for the pair of women to dress how they want to dress when off of the job but on the job is a different story. Lets face it, we all hate dress up for work but the botton line is that we don't always have the choice.