Details on
Types and Length of Infinitives
Click on the Group to see the details for that
group.
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 |
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G4(1986) |
7.2 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
.3 |
.2 |
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.4 |
.5 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
G5
(SS) |
9.5 |
9.1 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
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7.0 |
9.0 |
G6
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G7(1986) |
14.0 |
4.4 |
7.8 |
4.5 |
.3 |
.3 |
.4 |
.3 |
.3 |
.2 |
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.7 |
1.2 |
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1.2 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
G8
(SS) |
49.7 |
5.6 |
27.9 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
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2.2 |
3.6 |
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1.3 |
.8 |
13.3 |
2.9 |
G9(1986) |
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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/ |
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Adults |
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Fables |
31.6 |
5.6 |
14.8 |
5.1 |
.9 |
.7 |
.4 |
.2 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
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1.8 |
1.0 |
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3.5 |
1.2 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
Novelists |
17.3 |
8.5 |
7.4 |
10.2 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
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.4 |
.7 |
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2.1 |
3.3 |
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1.4 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
.7 |
.7 |
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