This document is part of a study, conducted by Ed Vavra, of the syntax of students' writing.
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| \-\My personal opinion {on the issue} is [that a law suit, {in this case,} is much too extreme.] \-\It is the supervisor's fault {for bringing up the issue} {of his two female employees} wearing the clothing [that [he claims] is too distracting.] \-\It may be distracting {to him,} \-\but maybe they were also following a dress code {for that particular job.} \F\Maybe even one [that he came up with {in the first place.}] \-\[If the two women are bothering him {by the way} [that they dress,]] then he should have thought {about that} {before deciding} {on a location} {for them} to work. \-\Perhaps they could talk things over and come up {with a reasonable compromise.} \-\{For this situation,} though, I think [a law suit is way too drastic.] |
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of words = 128 Number of paragraphs = 1 # of Prepositional Phrases = 14 # of Sub Clauses Level
1 = 5 # of Sub Clauses Level 2 = 2 # of Sub Clauses Level 3 = 0 # of Sub Clauses Level 4= 0 # of Fragments = 1 # of S/V Agr Errors = 0 |
Words
per main clause = 16.0 Prep Phrases / Main Clause = 1.75 % of words in P Phrases = 35 Total Sub Clauses / Main Cl = .88 Sub Clauses Level 2+ / MC = .25
Words per paragraph = 128 |
Unanalyzed Text:
My personal opinion on the issue is that a law suit, in this case, is much too extreme. It is the supervisor's fault for bringing up the issue of his two female employees wearing the clothing that he claims is too distracting. It may be distracting to him, but maybe they were also following a dress code for that particular job. Maybe even one that he came up with in the first place. If the two women are bothering him by the way that they dress, then he should have thought about that before deciding on a location for them to work. Perhaps they could talk things over and come up with a reasonable compromise. For this situation, though, I think a law suit is way too drastic.