This document is part of a study, conducted by Ed Vavra, of the syntax of students' writing.
| Student's Text: | Comments: |
| \-\The
one issue [I
think] is important
{to this case}
is [whether or
not the city planning commission had any sort {of
dress code} {for
employees.}]
\-\[If
a dress code was {in
effect,}]
and [the two
women were {in
accordance} {with
this,}] then
the skirts [they
were wearing] were
fine \-\and they
have a strong case {against
the manager.}
\-\{As
to [whether or
not this was sexual harassment,]}
I feel [that
it is.] \-\[If
the skirts are distracting the supervisor {from
his work,}]
then he should seek some help. \-\The
problem is nobody's {but
the supervisor.}
\-\I feel [the
supervisor crossed the line {of
sexual harassment}
[when he repremanded
the women {for
doing something}
perfectly okay {by
the city planning commission's standards.}]]
\-\However, [if there was no dress code,] I think [the only thing [the supervisor did wrong] was use very poor judgement.] |
[sic] [sic] |
Raw Data |
Calculated Data |
| Number
of words = 143 Number of paragraphs = 2 # of Prepositional Phrases = 13 # of Sub Clauses Level
1 = 11 # of Sub Clauses Level 2 = 2 # 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 = 17.9 Prep Phrases / Main Clause = 1.63 % of words in P Phrases = 31 Total Sub Clauses / Main Cl = 1.63 Sub Clauses Level 2+ / MC = .25
Words per paragraph = 71.5 |
Unanalyzed Text:
The one issue I think is important
to this case is whether or not the city planning commission had any sort
of dress code for employees. If a dress code was in effect, and the two
women were in accordance with this, then the skirts they were wearing were
fine and they have a strong case against the manager. As to whether or
not this was sexual harassment, I feel that it is. If the skirts are distracting
the supervisor from his work, then he should seek some help. The problem
is nobody's but the supervisor. I feel the supervisor crossed the line
of sexual harassment when he repremanded the women for doing something
perfectly okay by the city planning commission's standards.
However, if there was no dress code, I think
the only thing the supervisor did wrong was use very poor judgement.