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Seventh Graders' Writing:
The 1986 Study
Menu of Analysis by Levels

An Essay       An Essay on Errors
Basic Summary of Data and Words per Main Clause
Details on  Main Clauses, Errors, Passives, and Compounds
Type and Embedded Level of  Subordinate Clauses
Types and Location of Noun Clauses
Types and Location of Adjectival, Adverbial, 
& Interjectional Clauses
Types and Length of Infinitives
Types and Length of Gerunds
Types and Length of Gerundives; 
Appositives and Post-Positioned Adjectives
Types and Length of Noun Absolutes; Other Constructions