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Details on
Types and Length of Noun Absolutes;
Other Constructions
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 |
N Ab Av |
W/ |
N Ab Su |
W/ |
N Ab DO |
W/ |
N Ab OP |
W/ |
N Ab PN |
W/ |
NuA |
W/ |
Inj |
W/ |
R Cm |
W/ |
Dir Ad |
W/ |
DS |
W/ |
| Writing
by Students in K-12 |
| G3
(SS) |
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4.9 |
.6 |
2.9 |
.2 |
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7.1 |
.2 |
.6 |
.4 |
| G4(1986) |
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.7 |
.6 |
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7.3 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
.4 |
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| G5
(SS) |
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2.8 |
4.3 |
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5.2 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
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| G6
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| G7(1986) |
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.3 |
4.3 |
.1 |
.2 |
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11.7 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
.3 |
1.3 |
.7 |
.2 |
.1 |
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| G8
(SS) |
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2.2 |
2.6 |
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31.9 |
1.8 |
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1.3 |
.3 |
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| G9(1986) |
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| College
Students |
| Group |
N Ab Av |
W/ |
N Ab Su |
W/ |
N Ab DO |
W/ |
N Ab OP |
W/ |
N Ab PN |
W/ |
NuA |
W/ |
Inj |
W/ |
R Cm |
W/ |
Dir Ad |
W/ |
DS |
W/ |
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| 1995-P4 |
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| Adults |
| Jokes |
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| Fables |
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5.2 |
1.7 |
.4 |
.4 |
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12.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.3 |
.6 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.5 |
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| Novelists |
4.2 |
.5 |
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1.7 |
2.0 |
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7.3 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
8.3 |
5.2 |
.7 |
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