Sixth Graders' Writing

Type and Embedded Level of  Subordinate Clauses

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Rec No NC
/TSC
AdjC
/TSC
AdvC
/TSC
InjC
/TSC
L1
/MC
L1
AvgW
L2
/MC
L2
AvgW
L3
/MC
L3 
AvgW
L4+ 
/MC
L4+ 
AvgW
Avg 33.4 12.7 49.8 0.7 42.2 7.4 12.0 3.7 3.6 .3 - -
N01 57.1 - 42.9 - 28.0 5.6 - - - - - -
N02 8.3 16.7 75.0 - 47.8 5.9 4.3 3.0 - - - -
N03 38.9 - 61.1 - 59.3 7.1 7.4 8.0 - - - -
N04 50.0 - 50.0 - 31.6 4.7 - - - - - -
N05 33.3 22.2 44.4 - 31.8 9.7 9.1 6.5 - - - -
N06 - 12.5 87.5 - 100.0 10.0 14.3 6.0 - - - -
N07 50.0 - 50.0 - 22.2 6.0 - - - - - -
N08 33.3 - 66.7 - 23.1 4.3 - - - - - -
N09 11.1 - 88.9 - 22.2 6.9 2.8 6.0 - - - -
N10 58.3 8.3 33.3 - 50.0 8.2 10.0 6.5 - - - -
Rec No NC
/TSC
AdjC
/TSC
AdvC
/TSC
InjC
/TSC
L1
/MC
L1 
AvgW
L2 
/MC
L2
AvgW
L3
/MC
L3
AvgW
L4+
/MC
L4+ 
AvgW
N11 - 20.0 80.0 - 44.4 7.5 11.1 5.0 - - - -
N12 50.0 - 50.0 - 37.5 8.3 12.5 6.0 - - - -
N13 31.6 26.3 42.1 - 60.0 8.4 16.0 6.0 - - - -
N14 33.3 - 66.7 - 14.3 5.0 - - - - - -
N15 60.0 - 40.0 - 26.3 5.4 - - - - - -
N16 44.4 11.1 44.4 - 70.0 10.6 20.0 12.0 - - - -
N17 55.6 16.7 27.8 - 66.7 6.4 8.3 2.5 - - - -
N18 46.2 7.7 38.5 7.7 45.8 5.8 4.2 6.0 4.2 3.0 - -
N19 14.3 - 85.7 - 70.0 5.7 - - - - - -
N20 - 25.0 75.0 - 30.8 7.8 - - - - - -
Rec No NC
/TSC
AdjC
/TSC
AdvC
/TSC
InjC
/TSC
L1
/MC
L1
AvgW
L2
/MC
L2
AvgW
L3
/MC
L3
AvgW
L4+
/MC
L4+ 
AvgW
N21 20.0 30.0 50.0 - 42.9 6.4 4.8 4.0 - - - -
N22 41.7 33.3 25.0 - 62.5 6.2 12.5 5.5 - - - -
N23 62.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 29.2 6.0 4.2 5.0 - - - -
N24 50.0 - 50.0 - 10.5 7.0 - - - - - -
N25 - - 100.0 - 50.0 7.0 - - - - - -
N26 - - - - - - - - - - - -
N27 75.0 25.0 - - 100.0 30.0 200.0 13.5 100.0 5.0 - -
N28 - 100.0 - - 14.3 7.0 - - - - - -
N29 42.9 - 57.1 - 33.3 6.2 5.6 6.0 - - - -

* Figures are actually per 100 main claues. Thus, a figure of 27.0 means that 27% of the main clauses include a subordinate clause at that level.