This document is part of a study, conducted by Ed Vavra, of the syntax of students' writing.
| Student's Text: | Comments: |
| \-\{In
this case,} the
supervisor should have the right to decide [what
type {of clothing}
is acceptable.]
\-\First {of all,} though, the city planning commission should have set a dress code. \-\I don't think [the supervisor should have reprimanded the two women,] [unless they were already warned and aware [that there skirts were two short.]] \-\The supervisor should have told them [they could not wear skirts that short,] \-\and then [if they still did,] the supervisor should reprimand them. \-\[If there was already an established dress code,] it would be alright to reprimand the women, \-\but not [unless there is.] \-\However, I'm not sure [if the women would win the case,] [because it is not necessarily sexual harassment.] \-\That short {of skirt,} is a little too short, and probably would be distracting {for some males.} \-\But then again, the supervisor didn't have the right to reprimand them, [unless they knew [that their skirts were too short {for the event.}]] |
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Raw Data |
Calculated Data |
| Number
of words = 159 Number of paragraphs = 3 # of Prepositional Phrases = 6 # of Sub Clauses Level
1 = 10 # 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 = 15.9 Prep Phrases / Main Clause = .60 % of words in P Phrases = 9 Total Sub Clauses / Main Cl = 1.20 Sub Clauses Level 2+ / MC = .20
Words per paragraph = 53 |
Unanalyzed Text:
In this case, the supervisor should
have the right to decide what type of clothing is acceptable.
First of all, though, the city planning commission
should have set a dress code. I don't think the supervisor should have
reprimanded the two women, unless they were already warned and aware that
there skirts were two short. The supervisor should have told them they
could not wear skirts that short, and then if they still did, the supervisor
should reprimand them. If there was already an established dress code,
it would be alright to reprimand the women, but not unless there is.
However, I'm not sure if the women would
win the case, because it is not necessarily sexual harassment. That short
of skirt, is a little too short, and probably would be distracting for
some males. But then again, the supervisor didn't have the right to reprimand
them, unless they knew that their skirts were too short for the event.