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Details on
Types and Length of Infinitives
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Figures are per main clause. 
"W/" is the average number of words for the infinitive phrases in the preceding column

Group Tot W/ DO W/ DO (E) W/ PN W/ OP W/ SU W/ DS W/ App W/ IJ W/ AJ W/ AV W/
Writing by Students in K-12
G3 (SS) 4.9 1.6 4.9 1.6                                    
G4(1986) 7.2 3.3 4.8 3.7 .3 .2                         .4 .5 1.8 1.9
G5 (SS) 9.5 9.1 2.5 1.3                                 7.0 9.0
G6 (SS)                                            
G7(1986) 14.0 4.4 7.8 4.5 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2     .7 1.2         1.2 1.0 3.4 2.7
G8 (SS) 49.7 5.6 27.9 6.0 5.0 1.3             2.2 3.6         1.3 .8 13.3 2.9
G9(1986)                                            
College Students
Group Tot W/ DO W/ DO (E) W/ PN W/ OP W/ SU W/ DS W/ App W/ IJ W/ AJ W/ AV W/
1995-PR                                            
1995-P1                                            
1995-P4                                            
CF(Alum)                                            
Adults
Jokes                                            
Fables 31.6 5.6 14.8 5.1 .9 .7 .4 .2 1.6 1.2     1.8 1.0         3.5 1.2 8.8 2.5
Novelists 17.3 8.5 7.4 10.2 4.2 2.4     .4 .7     2.1 3.3     1.4 1.0 1.3 1.1 .7 .7