STYLE(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual STYLE(1) NNAAMMEE style - analyze surface characteristics of a document SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ssttyyllee [ --mmll ] [ --mmmm ] [ --aa ] [ --ee ] [ --ll num ] [ --rr num ] [ --pp ] [ --PP ] file ... DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN _S_t_y_l_e analyzes the surface characteristics of the writing style of a document. It reports on readability, sentence length and structure, word length and usage, verb type, and sentence openers. Because _s_t_y_l_e runs _d_e_r_o_f_f before looking at the text, formatting header files should be included as part of the input. The default macro package --mmss may be overridden with the flag --mmmm.. The flag --mmll, which causes ddeerrooffff to skip lists, should be used if the document con- tains many lists of non-sentences. The other options are used to locate sentences with certain characteristics. --aa print all sentences with their length and readability index. --ee print all sentences that begin with an expletive. --pp print all sentences that contain a passive verb. --ll_n_u_m print all sentences longer than _n_u_m. --rr_n_u_m print all sentences whose readability index is greater than _n_u_m. --PP print parts of speech of the words in the document. SSEEEE AALLSSOO deroff(1), diction(1) BBUUGGSS Use of non-standard formatting macros may cause incorrect sentence breaks. Printed 7/27/90 1Q 1