“gonna” Calculating MLUs in Word Put a space after all morphemes Examples: = “unhappily” “un happi ly” about the spelling of the pieces or about leftover apostrophes. Don’t worry Time is of the essence. Word count is on the tool bar at the bottom of the screen. To calculate MLUs, divide the word count by 50. The resultant value is MLUs Identifying Sentences A sentence contains a noun/pronoun subject and a verb, and can stand alone. Examples: = 1 sentence I went home right after school. = 1 sentence I went to after school and we played with the Wii. Juan’s house In imperative sentences the subject is omitted but understood, as in “(You) Come here.” In some elliptical responses, the subject is omitted, as in or the “Just sitting” “In Count as a sentence if some portion of the verb is sitting” drawer.” present (“Just but not the “in drawer”). If you have divided a run-on sentence with more than 2 clauses joined by into and multiple utterances, keep them separate. Calculating WPS in Word Turn off the “Numbering” function Delete all utterances that are NOT sentences (See appendix A). Once you have only sentences represented, record the total words from the word count section on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Turn on the function. “Numbering” Divide the number of words by the number of sentences. This value is WPS. Identifying Clauses A clause contains a noun/pronoun subject and a verb. It may or may not be able to stand alone. Example: girl who is wearing a red dress is = 1 sentence, 2 clauses “The my friend” Clauses: girl is and is wearing a red dress. “The my friend” “who Compound subjects (Juan and Maria) or verbs (jogged and swam) do not constitute
“gonna” Calculating MLUs in Word Put a space after all morphemes Examples: “unhappily” = “un happi ly” Don’t worry about the spelling of the pieces or about leftover apostrophes. Time is of the essence. Word count is on the tool bar at the bottom of the screen. To calculate MLUs, divide the word count by 50. The resultant value is MLUs Identifying Sentences A sentence contains a noun/pronoun subject and a verb, and can stand alone. Examples: I went home right after school. = 1 sentence I went to Juan’s house after school and we played with the Wii. = 1 sentence In imperative sentences the subject is omitted but understood, as in “(You) Come here.” In some elliptical responses, the subject is omitted, as in “Just sitting” or “In the drawer.” Count as a sentence if some portion of the verb is present (“Just sitting” but not “in the drawer”). If you have divided a run-on sentence with more than 2 clauses joined by and into multiple utterances, keep them separate. Calculating WPS in Word Turn off the “Numbering” function Delete all utterances that are NOT sentences (See appendix A). Once you have only sentences represented, record the total words from the word count section on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Turn on the “Numbering” function. Divide the number of words by the number of sentences. This value is WPS. Identifying Clauses A clause contains a noun/pronoun subject and a verb. It may or may not be able to stand alone. Example: “The girl who is wearing a red dress is my friend” = 1 sentence, 2 clauses Clauses: “The girl is my friend” and “who is wearing a red dress. Compound subjects (Juan and Maria) or verbs (jogged and swam) do not constitute
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