TPO 33 #1
Both the reading passage and the lecture discuss applications of the carved stone balls that date from the late Neolithic period. With this in mind, the reading states that although there is disagreement between archaeologists about the purpose and meaning of the carved stone balls, there are several theories. On the other hand, the lecture refutes all the three episodes mentioned in the text material and believing that, none of those theories are very convincing.
First, the author explains that the first hypothesis is that the carved stone balls were used as weapons for hunting or fighting. Conversely, the lecturer makes it clear that some of founded stone balls have cracks in their surface but the other are very well preserved. Therefore, it dosen't seem that they used as weapons.
Secondly, the writer put forth the idea of using stone balls as a part of weights and measures primitive system due to their roughly uniform size. However, the professor points out that, although the stone balls have uniform in size, their mass are different. she continues that different types of the stone balls have different mass because they were used with different type of stones.
Finally, while the reading selection argues that it is likely that the stone balls have been served as social marker because they designed, the speaker contradicts this theory. The speaker holds the view that some of the balls have intricated patern while other are very simple so, they couldn't be used as social purpose. Moreover, she says that ancient people put valuable things in the grave but none of the balls have been found in grave or such places. So, it is unlikely that the stone balls had social status purpose.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 217, Rule ID: ADJECTIVE_IN_ATTRIBUTE[1]
Message: A more concise phrase may lose no meaning and sound more powerful.
Suggestion: uniform
...out that, although the stone balls have uniform in size, their mass are different. she continue...
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Line 3, column 260, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: She
...form in size, their mass are different. she continues that different types of the s...
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Line 4, column 209, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...theory. The speaker holds the view that some of the balls have intricated patern while othe...
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Line 4, column 287, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: couldn't
...rn while other are very simple so, they couldnt be used as social purpose. Moreover, sh...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, conversely, finally, first, however, if, moreover, second, secondly, so, therefore, well, while, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 10.4613686534 134% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 0.0 5.04856512141 0% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 24.0 30.3222958057 79% => OK
Nominalization: 2.0 5.01324503311 40% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1425.0 1373.03311258 104% => OK
No of words: 286.0 270.72406181 106% => OK
Chars per words: 4.98251748252 5.08290768461 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.11236361783 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.30276280026 2.5805825403 89% => OK
Unique words: 151.0 145.348785872 104% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.527972027972 0.540411800872 98% => OK
syllable_count: 433.8 419.366225166 103% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 3.25607064018 184% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 13.0662251656 99% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.600013297 49.2860985944 72% => OK
Chars per sentence: 109.615384615 110.228320801 99% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.0 21.698381199 101% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.15384615385 7.06452816374 130% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 4.33554083885 46% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.27373068433 140% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.536597450108 0.272083759551 197% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.191127915212 0.0996497079465 192% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0701538346472 0.0662205650399 106% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.318692584854 0.162205337803 196% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0519461732906 0.0443174109184 117% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.0 13.3589403974 97% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 57.61 53.8541721854 107% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.0289183223 97% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.6 12.2367328918 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.26 8.42419426049 98% => OK
difficult_words: 64.0 63.6247240618 101% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 25 Out of 30
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