Eighth Graders' Writing
(from State Standards)
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Figures per main clause (MC) are actually per 100 MC.*

Rec No Total W W
/MC		 MC Long MC Short MC Var TSC /MC % W inPP Inf /MC Gn /MC Gve /MC App /MC
Avg  204 11.3 25.8 5.8 33 % 54 16 49.7 5.8 - 3.2
1 334 14.5 47 5 41 % 100 17 47.8 13.0 - 4.3
2 213 10.7 19 4 35 % 70 17 55.0 10.0 - -
3  250 10.4 28 5 57 % 46 12 45.8 - - 8.3
4 19 9.5 9 9 0 % - 16 50.0 - - -
* This not only eliminates decimal points and place-holding zeroes, but it also allows us to say, for example, that if the figure of TSC/MC is six, then, assuming that the clauses are distributed evenly, six per cent of the main clause have subordinate clauses. Zeroes have been eliminated from the table because they simply add clutter.