Children today are to dependent on computers and electronic entertainment It would be better for them to be outside playing sports and taking part in more traditional past times than spending all day indoors Do you agree or disagree with the statement Wri

In today's digital age, the advancement of technology, which gave birth to smartphones, computers, tablets has brought a revolution in individuals' lifestyles such as the way we learn, work and entertain. These gadgets play an integral role in assisting us in accessing to vast resources and information easily, aiding in absorbing knowledge precisely. Though this move is laudable, however, this essay seeks to elaborate the negative impact of technology in relation to children's well-being and their soft skills.

First and foremost, according to some researchers exposing to the rays emitting from computers for long hours leads to eyestrain, and gradually causes short-sightedness. Therefore, staying outdoor playing sports with their friends such as football can improve their metabolism, sharpens their reflexes and braces them to face every day challenges. A variety of medical studies have proven that mobile games are making children lazy and affecting their overall development. Moreover, participating in traditional pastimes can have a mental relaxation after long hours of stressful lessons. As a result, spending time outdoor fosters their holistic development.

In addition, not only do playing sports and taking part in traditional pastimes wonders for their health but they also broaden the kids' horizons to various survival skills. There are traditional pastimes like reading or playing musical instruments nurture critical thinking and creativity. Also, many team sports encourage problem-solving, leadership and co-operation skills. To illustrate, basketball is fast-paced, therefore, it requires players to make quick decisions regarding passing, shooting and defending, more importantly, captains must have defensive strategies to lead the team work synergistically. These skills are not only of good value in the context of the sport itself but also have broader applications in education, work, and their personal lives.

To recapitulate, it is undeniable that playing sports and attending traditional pastimes provide a valuable platform for children to have a holistic development. Not only does they help us physically and mentally fit but the aforementioned skills they bring the child make a substantial contribution to its personal, academic and professional aspects of life. Hence, encouraging participation in team sports can be highly beneficial for personal development and character building.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 172, Rule ID: DOES_YOU[2]
Message: Did you mean 'do'? 'does' is only used for the third person singular (he/she/it).
Suggestion: do
...o have a holistic development. Not only does they help us physically and mentally fi...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, hence, however, if, moreover, regarding, so, therefore, well, in addition, such as, as a result

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 13.1623246493 61% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 7.85571142285 51% => OK
Conjunction : 20.0 10.4138276553 192% => OK
Relative clauses : 3.0 7.30460921844 41% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 25.0 24.0651302605 104% => OK
Preposition: 39.0 41.998997996 93% => OK
Nominalization: 14.0 8.3376753507 168% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2081.0 1615.20841683 129% => OK
No of words: 354.0 315.596192385 112% => OK
Chars per words: 5.87853107345 5.12529762239 115% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.33761313653 4.20363070211 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.2024244004 2.80592935109 114% => OK
Unique words: 227.0 176.041082164 129% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.641242937853 0.561755894193 114% => OK
syllable_count: 625.5 506.74238477 123% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.60771543086 112% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 5.43587174349 92% => OK
Article: 2.0 2.52805611222 79% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 0.809619238477 247% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.76152304609 105% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 16.0721442886 100% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 20.2975951904 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 42.2107343427 49.4020404114 85% => OK
Chars per sentence: 130.0625 106.682146367 122% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.125 20.7667163134 107% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.0625 7.06120827912 100% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 8.67935871743 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.9879759519 125% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 3.4128256513 29% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.17961023377 0.244688304435 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0535738808789 0.084324248473 64% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0412449681837 0.0667982634062 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0988234414093 0.151304729494 65% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0160692330636 0.056905535591 28% => 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: 17.3 13.0946893788 132% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 32.22 50.2224549098 64% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 11.3001002004 126% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 16.82 12.4159519038 135% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 10.48 8.58950901804 122% => OK
difficult_words: 129.0 78.4519038076 164% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 9.78957915832 153% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.1190380762 107% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.7795591182 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 89.8876404494 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 8.0 Out of 9
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.

Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 172, Rule ID: DOES_YOU[2]
Message: Did you mean 'do'? 'does' is only used for the third person singular (he/she/it).
Suggestion: do
...o have a holistic development. Not only does they help us physically and mentally fi...
^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, hence, however, if, moreover, regarding, so, therefore, well, in addition, such as, as a result

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 13.1623246493 61% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 7.85571142285 51% => OK
Conjunction : 20.0 10.4138276553 192% => OK
Relative clauses : 3.0 7.30460921844 41% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 25.0 24.0651302605 104% => OK
Preposition: 39.0 41.998997996 93% => OK
Nominalization: 14.0 8.3376753507 168% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2081.0 1615.20841683 129% => OK
No of words: 354.0 315.596192385 112% => OK
Chars per words: 5.87853107345 5.12529762239 115% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.33761313653 4.20363070211 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.2024244004 2.80592935109 114% => OK
Unique words: 227.0 176.041082164 129% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.641242937853 0.561755894193 114% => OK
syllable_count: 625.5 506.74238477 123% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.60771543086 112% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 5.43587174349 92% => OK
Article: 2.0 2.52805611222 79% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 0.809619238477 247% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.76152304609 105% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 16.0721442886 100% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 20.2975951904 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 42.2107343427 49.4020404114 85% => OK
Chars per sentence: 130.0625 106.682146367 122% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.125 20.7667163134 107% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.0625 7.06120827912 100% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 8.67935871743 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.9879759519 125% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 3.4128256513 29% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.17961023377 0.244688304435 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0535738808789 0.084324248473 64% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0412449681837 0.0667982634062 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0988234414093 0.151304729494 65% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0160692330636 0.056905535591 28% => 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: 17.3 13.0946893788 132% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 32.22 50.2224549098 64% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 11.3001002004 126% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 16.82 12.4159519038 135% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 10.48 8.58950901804 122% => OK
difficult_words: 129.0 78.4519038076 164% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 9.78957915832 153% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.1190380762 107% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.7795591182 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 89.8876404494 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 8.0 Out of 9
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.