Details on
Type and Embedded
Level of Subordinate Clauses
Click on the Group to see the details for that
group.
Group |
NC
/TSC |
AdjC
/TSC |
AdvC
/TSC |
InjC
/TSC |
L1
/MC |
L1
AvgW |
L2
/MC |
L2
AvgW |
L3
/MC |
L3
AvgW |
L4+
/MC |
L4+
AvgW |
Writing by Students
in K-12 |
G3 (SS) |
6.7 |
36.7 |
16.7 |
- |
13.3 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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G4(1986) |
43.7 |
15.8 |
40.5 |
- |
20.2 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
G5 (SS) |
45.9 |
8.9 |
15.1 |
5.3 |
23.1 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
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G6 (SS) |
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G7(1986) |
28.5 |
20.7 |
48.9 |
1.9 |
35.0 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
G8 (SS) |
27.8 |
16.3 |
30.9 |
- |
45.0 |
5.2 |
7.8 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
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G9(1986) |
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College Students |
Group |
NC
/TSC |
AdjC
/TSC |
AdvC
/TSC |
InjC
/TSC |
L1
/MC |
L1
AvgW |
L2
/MC |
L2
AvgW |
L3
/MC |
L3
AvgW |
L4+
/MC |
L4+
AvgW |
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1995-P4 |
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CF(Alum) |
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Adults |
Jokes |
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Fables |
30.0 |
26.0 |
38.2 |
5.8 |
55.6 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
3.6 |
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Novelists |
38.2 |
25.3 |
29.0 |
7.5 |
44.8 |
15.3 |
20.9 |
13.6 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
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* 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. |