In 1938 an archaeologist in Iraq acquired a set of clay jars that had been excavated two years earlier by villagers constructing a railroad line The vessels were about 2 200 years old Each clay jar contained a copper cylinder surrounding an iron rod The a

The article states that it is not likely that the vessels were actually used as electric batteries in ancient times and provides three reasons for support. However, the professor explains that the points stated in reading are not convincing and refutes each of the author's reasons.

First, the reading claims that, if the vessels were used as batteries, they would probably have been attached to some electricity conductors such as metal wires. Conversely, the professor refutes this point by saying that the jars were excavated by some villagers. These local people might have found the wires, but may not have recognized the importance of that. Hence the wires might have been overlooked.

Second, the article posits that copper cylinders inside the jars were used for holding the scrolls of sacred texts, not for generating electricity. In contrast, the professor says that this reason is not really meaningful. According to the professor, the cylinders might have originally used for holding the scrolls but adapted later for some different purpose, in this case, for generating electricity when used along with iron.

Finally, the reading says that the ancient people had no devices that replied on electricity. On the other hand, the professor opposes this point by explaining that these devices might have been used for giving mild shocks. We also learn that people used to convince that they had invisible powers. Therefore, what they described as powers was may have been the electricity. Also, the electricity might have been used in healing by doctors to stimulate muscles.

In this way, the professor shows the weakness of the author's reasons.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 365, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...have recognized the importance of that. Hence the wires might have been overlooked. ...
^^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, conversely, finally, first, hence, however, if, look, may, really, second, so, therefore, in contrast, such as, 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: 8.0 5.04856512141 158% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 22.0 30.3222958057 73% => OK
Nominalization: 1.0 5.01324503311 20% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1401.0 1373.03311258 102% => OK
No of words: 267.0 270.72406181 99% => OK
Chars per words: 5.24719101124 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.04229324003 4.04702891845 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.51634112843 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 137.0 145.348785872 94% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.513108614232 0.540411800872 95% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 427.5 419.366225166 102% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.23620309051 134% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 2.5761589404 194% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 42.3050299085 49.2860985944 86% => OK
Chars per sentence: 93.4 110.228320801 85% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.8 21.698381199 82% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.0 7.06452816374 142% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.27373068433 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0861085639866 0.272083759551 32% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0337758756718 0.0996497079465 34% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0304019588192 0.0662205650399 46% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0463024563822 0.162205337803 29% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0266350561663 0.0443174109184 60% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.2 13.3589403974 91% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 53.8541721854 101% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 11.0289183223 90% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.87 12.2367328918 105% => 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: 8.8 10.498013245 84% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.2008830022 116% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.

Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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