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Details on
Types and Length of Gerunds
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/ |
PN |
W/ |
OP |
W/ |
SU |
W/ |
DS |
W/ |
App |
W/ |
IJ |
W/ |
NuA |
W/ |
| Writing by Students
in K-12 |
| G3 (SS) |
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| G4(1986) |
1.0 |
.8 |
.8 |
.7 |
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.2 |
.1 |
| G5 (SS) |
4.1 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
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1.4 |
1.5 |
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| G6 (SS) |
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| G7(1986) |
6.7 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
.1 |
.1 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
.2 |
.2 |
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1.8 |
.6 |
| G8 (SS) |
5.8 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
.5 |
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3.3 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
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| G9(1986) |
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| College Students |
| Group |
Tot |
W/ |
DO |
W/ |
PN |
W/ |
OP |
W/ |
SU |
W/ |
DS |
W/ |
App |
W/ |
IJ |
W/ |
NuA |
W/ |
| 1995-PR |
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| 1995-P4 |
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| CF(Alum) |
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| Adults |
| Jokes |
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| Fables |
9.7 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
.7 |
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7.2 |
1.7 |
.3 |
.1 |
1.0 |
.2 |
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| Novelists |
7.3 |
3.2 |
.9 |
1.2 |
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6.4 |
2.9 |
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