Integrated Writing Task: Chaco Canyon: How the buildings were used? Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the specific theories discussed on the reading passage.
The reading passage and the lecture are about determining the true use of the Chaco Canyon. The article states three different theories about the actual usage of these ruins. On the other hand, the lecturer casts doubts on these thesis made by the writer by saying that his arguments have some problems when compared to some excavation evidences.
First of all, according to the reading because of its format similar to modern apartment buildings, the construction could have been mainly used as residences. However, the lecturer disputes this point by saying that if these buildings were residences, they would have had at least one fire space for each family to be able to complete their primary function: to cook their own meal. Instead of this, only ten fire spaces were found.
Secondly, the reading states that another purpose for these constructions were food storage. Nevertheless, the professor refutes this argument saying that it is unsupported by evidence. He argues that if the Chaco buildings were a grain maize, the later excavations would have found maize containers or even spilled maize on the floor. None was found.
Finally, the reading claims that the structures were used as ceremonial centers because archeologist identifies a large number of broken pots that might have been used for the locals during festive meals. On the other hand, the professor believes that this theory is not well supported since the archeologists also found other material such as sand, stone, and tools. Suggesting that these material could have been remains of a construction site, and the pots, leftovers by meals from the workers.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 224, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this thesis' or 'these theses'?
Suggestion: this thesis; these theses
...ther hand, the lecturer casts doubts on these thesis made by the writer by saying that his a...
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Line 3, column 145, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...construction could have been mainly used as residences. However, the lecturer dis...
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Line 7, column 113, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...centers because archeologist identifies a large number of broken pots that might have been used f...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, finally, first, however, if, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, well, at least, such as, first of all, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 10.0 12.0772626932 83% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 28.0 30.3222958057 92% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1383.0 1373.03311258 101% => OK
No of words: 266.0 270.72406181 98% => OK
Chars per words: 5.1992481203 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.03850299372 4.04702891845 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.55348408367 2.5805825403 99% => OK
Unique words: 162.0 145.348785872 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.609022556391 0.540411800872 113% => OK
syllable_count: 417.6 419.366225166 100% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 13.0662251656 99% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 58.311649957 49.2860985944 118% => OK
Chars per sentence: 106.384615385 110.228320801 97% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.4615384615 21.698381199 94% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.76923076923 7.06452816374 138% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.154757329767 0.272083759551 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.051107759606 0.0996497079465 51% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.042031526026 0.0662205650399 63% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0927618543439 0.162205337803 57% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.024916762073 0.0443174109184 56% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.3 13.3589403974 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.88 12.2367328918 105% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.61 8.42419426049 102% => OK
difficult_words: 67.0 63.6247240618 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.2008830022 116% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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