TOEFL Sample essay : integrated essay from TPO9

In this set of materials, the reading passage declares that internal-combustion engines are going to be replaced by fuel-cell engines which are hydrogen based. In this regard, it provides three reasons of support. However, the lecturer finds all the ideas dubious and presents some evidence to refute them all.

First, the author of the passage states that internal combustion engines are based on petroleum that is finite. On the contrary, the lecturer explains that although petroleum-based engines have many problems, it is not possible that they become replaced by fuel-cell engines ...

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Score: 27 in 30
Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 13 12
No. of Words: 299 250
No. of Characters: 1608 1200
No. of Different Words: 164 150
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.158 4.2
Average Word Length: 5.378 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.958 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 124 80
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 106 60
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 76 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 40 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 23 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 10.363 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.538 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.346 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.564 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.098 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4