商务英语课件robert gunning’s fog formula.pptxVIP

RobertGunning’sFogFormula

Count100wordsGradeLevel=.4X(averagesentencelength+percentageofhardwords)Where: Hardwords=numberofwordsofmorethantwosyllablesRobertGunning/writing_tools/fog_index_form.htm

CheckforReadabilityTheGunningfogindexiscalculatedwiththefollowingalgorithm:1.Selectapassage(suchasoneormorefullparagraphs)ofaround100words.Donotomitanysentences;2.Determinetheaveragesentencelength.(Dividethenumberofwordsbythenumberofsentences.);3.Countthecomplexwords:thosewiththreeormoresyllables.Donotincludeproper