Analyzing documents
Grammatik lets you analyze the grammatical structure of text in a document. You can analyze parts of a sentence and parts of speech. When Grammatik analyzes a sentence, it assigns a sentence part to each word or group of words. Grammatik uses Parse Tree to let you view the parts of a sentence. When Grammatik analyzes text, it assigns a part of speech to each word in a sentence. You can view the parts of speech that Grammatik assigns to a sentence.
You can view a basic counts report to analyze a writing style. The basic counts report determines if there are too many long words or if paragraphs are too long and complicated for the reader to easily understand.
You can also view a flagged errors report to analyze a writing style. The flagged errors report lists the types of errors flagged in a document and reports the number of times each error was flagged. You can also use this report to identify the types of grammar problems that often appear in a document.
Viewing a readability report lets you analyze the amount of skill required for a reader to understand the text in a document. Grammatik analyzes the readability of a document by comparing the text with a comparison document. You can choose from one of three Grammatik comparison documents, or you can add a custom comparison document.
Readability formula
Grammatik displays a readability formula based on the language used in your application. United States English uses the Flesch-Kincaid formula. This is a widely-used formula that determines the school grade level that a reader needs to understand a document. A grade level score of 6-10 is considered the most effective for a general audience.
Languages other than United States English may use different scoring systems. For example, UK English uses the Flesch Reading Ease Score. This number is high for readable writing and low for complex writing. Many companies require writing that matches one of the following Flesch Reading Ease Scores.
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90-100
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Very easy
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80-90
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Easy
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70-80
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60-70
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Standard
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50-60
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Fairly difficult
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30-50
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Difficult
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0-30
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Very difficult
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The Flesch Reading Ease Score formula is as follows: 206.835 — (1.015 x average words / sentence) — (84.6 x average syllables / word)
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Passive voice — too many passive constructions can make your work boring or difficult to understand.
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Sentence complexity — long sentences or sentences with complex structure are often difficult to understand.
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Vocabulary complexity — long words or unusual words may be too difficult for most readers.
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Only the current sentence displays in the parse tree.
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Analysis Parts of speech. |
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Only the current sentence displays in the Parts of speech dialog box.
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To view a basic counts report | |
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Analysis Basic counts. |
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Text in tables, headings, footers, lists, or other specially formatted text is not included in a basic count.
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To view a flagged errors report | |
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Analysis Flagged. |
To check the readability of a document | |
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Analysis Readability. |
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In the Readability dialog box, choose a comparison document from the Comparison document list box.
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Open the document you want to use as a comparison document.
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Click Options
Analysis Readability. |
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In the Readability dialog box, click Add document.
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Grammatik lets you add only one custom comparison document at a time. If you add a second document, it overwrites the first custom comparison document.
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