This document is part of a study, conducted by Ed Vavra, of the syntax of students' writing.
| Student's Text: | Comments: |
| \-\There
are many instances [when
the freedom {of
expression} is
taken {into question.}]
\-\{For
instance,} two
women were repremanded {by
their supervisor,}
[which happened
to be a male.]
\-\He said [that
there skirts were too short.]
\-\The two women
later sued {for
sexual harassment.}
\-\I firmly believe {in the law.} \-\{Within our Constitution} there are many guarenteed freedoms. \-\One {of them} is the freedom of {expression.} \-\These women had the given right to wear anything [that they wished.] \-\It shouldn't have mattered [if they had come {to work} wearing only their underwear.] \-\I mostly blame these court cases {on males} [who have not changed {with the times.}] \-\Some men try to go back {to out of date morals,} [{which} women should wear skirts {to their ankles.}] \-\[If short skirts bother you,] don't look {at them.} \-\Perhaps someday, we can live {in a society} [that people are judged {for [who they are,]} and not {by [who they know,] [what last name they have,] or [how they dress.]}] \-\[When this change occurs,] it will help people to become their own person, and stop people {from stereotyping.} \-\I just hope [that I live long enough to see it happen.] |
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Raw Data |
Calculated Data |
| Number
of words = 196 Number of paragraphs = 4 # of Prepositional Phrases = 20 # of Sub Clauses Level
1 = 11 # of Sub Clauses Level 2 = 4 # 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 = 13.1 Prep Phrases / Main Clause = 1.33 % of words in P Phrases = 31 Total Sub Clauses / Main Cl = 1.00 Sub Clauses Level 2+ / MC = .27
Words per paragraph = 49.0 |
Unanalyzed Text:
There are many instances when the freedom
of expression is taken into question. For instance, two women were repremanded
by their supervisor, which happened to be a male. He said that there skirts
were too short. The two women later sued for sexual harassment.
I firmly believe in the law. Within our Constitution
there are many guarenteed freedoms. One of them is the freedom of expression.
These women had the given right to wear anything that they wished. It shouldn't
have mattered if they had come to work wearing only their underwear.
I mostly blame these court cases on males
who have not changed with the times. Some men try to go back to out of
date morals, which women should wear skirts to their ankles. If short skirts
bother you, don't look at them.
Perhaps someday, we can live in a society
that people are judged for who they are, and not by who they know, what
last name they have, or how they dress. When this change occurs, it will
help people to become their own person, and stop people from stereotyping.
I just hope that I live long enough to see it happen.