In this set of materials, the reading and the lecture are both discussing "Agnostids" wherein the reading states that there are several theories about how the Agnostids may have lived and it provides three possible theories for support. However, the professor states that these theories are unconvincing and refutes each the author’s points.
First, the writer of the reading claims that the Agnostids may have been free-swimming predators that hunted smaller animals. The professor refutes this point by explaining that free-swimming predators have large eyes. In contrast, the Agnostids have tiny eyes and they are blind at all. Considering this argument, Agnostids being free-swimming predators is contradicted.
Second, the reading states that the Agnostids are seafloor dwellers. However, the professor states that the seafloor dwellers have to move slowly. Nevertheless, the Agnostids move fast and easy because we can find them in the large distance.
Finally, the reading says that there is a possibility that the Agnostids are parasites. The professor opposes this point by saying that the population of parasites is not large to kill the host. However, the Agnostids are large and live with the host.
In conclusion, the points that made in the lecture contrast with the reading. The first, second, third points in the lecture demonstrate that theories about Agnostids’ behavior are in doubt.
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- TOEFL T P O 49 - Integrated Writing Task 3
- Agnostids were a group of marine animals that became extinct about 450 million years ago. Agnostid fossils can be found in rocks in many areas around the world. From the fossil remains, we know that agnostids were primitive arthropods-relatives of modern- 70
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- TOEFL T P O 47 - Integrated Writing Task 3
Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, first, however, may, nevertheless, second, so, third, well, in conclusion, in contrast
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 21.0 22.412803532 94% => OK
Preposition: 20.0 30.3222958057 66% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 5.01324503311 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1209.0 1373.03311258 88% => OK
No of words: 218.0 270.72406181 81% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.54587155963 5.08290768461 109% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.84250218741 4.04702891845 95% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.03532841457 2.5805825403 118% => OK
Unique words: 105.0 145.348785872 72% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.481651376147 0.540411800872 89% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 356.4 419.366225166 85% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 3.25607064018 0% => OK
Article: 13.0 8.23620309051 158% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 15.0 21.2450331126 71% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 44.6775864914 49.2860985944 91% => OK
Chars per sentence: 86.3571428571 110.228320801 78% => OK
Words per sentence: 15.5714285714 21.698381199 72% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.78571428571 7.06452816374 96% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
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: 0.153303716508 0.272083759551 56% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0647153450335 0.0996497079465 65% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.050004323856 0.0662205650399 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0915006710925 0.162205337803 56% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0167983417147 0.0443174109184 38% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.5 13.3589403974 94% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 56.25 53.8541721854 104% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 11.0289183223 83% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.61 12.2367328918 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.78 8.42419426049 92% => OK
difficult_words: 47.0 63.6247240618 74% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.0 10.498013245 76% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 70.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 21.0 Out of 30
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