The lecturer and the passage discuss if the subject of a certain portrait is Jane Austen, a famous English novelist. The reading claims that there are at least three convincing reasons to support the idea that portrait is of Austen. However, providing it several counterarguments, the lecturer casts serious doubts on the beliefs suggested by the author.
First, the lecturer refutes the idea that since family members of Austen have authorized using that portrait as Austen's, it is reasonable to believe so. He clarifies that her family endorsed using this portrait only 70 years after her death....
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Sentence: Finally, the professor states asserts that the evidence suggests that portrait has been painted when Austen were 27 years old.
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Score: 26 in 30
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 1 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 13 12
No. of Words: 240 250
No. of Characters: 1202 1200
No. of Different Words: 130 150
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.936 4.2
Average Word Length: 5.008 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.438 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 96 80
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 70 60
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 42 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 16 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 18.462 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 5.168 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.692 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.41 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.617 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.177 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4