The reading and the listening passages are both about the mass-extension that happened at the end of the Triassic period 200 million years ago. The author of the reading passage provides three theories that explain the extension of species. The professor challenges all of them.
The writer mentions that the mass-extension is because of the decline of sea levels. Also, it is mentioned that at the end of the Triassic period there was fluctuation in the level of the sea. Thus, the population that lived there were destroyed. The professor, on the other hand, explains that it is true that there was fluctuation on the sea but the fall in seawater was gradual. It needed millions of years to change. The fall on water must be dramatically in order to destroy lives.
In addition, the article states that there were massive climate cooling at the end of the Triassic period because of releasing of sulfur dioxide from volcanic activity. It is mentioned that this lowered the global temperature which led to devastated of many species. The lecturer, however, contends that it is true that sulfur dioxide lower the temperature but it was for a short period of time. Furthermore, she says that the So4 stays on the atmosphere and then combined with water and then fall with rain. Therefore, it is not likely that this theory is true.
Finally, the reading passage adds that when asteroids hit the earth surface it creates crater which blocks sunlight. This leads animals to die. The professor rebuts this point. She says that a few scientists believe this theory. Also, she adds that there was no data show that there was crater within the period of Triassic. However, there was one that was 12 million year before the period.
All in all, the professor debunks all the three theories.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 242, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_BEGINNING_RULE
Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
... that explain the extension of species. The professor challenges all of them. Th...
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Line 3, column 1, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_BEGINNING_RULE
Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
...he professor challenges all of them. The writer mentions that the mass-extension...
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Line 5, column 381, Rule ID: PERIOD_OF_TIME[1]
Message: Use simply 'period'.
Suggestion: period
... the temperature but it was for a short period of time. Furthermore, she says that the So4 sta...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, furthermore, however, so, then, therefore, thus, as for, in addition, it is true, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 19.0 10.4613686534 182% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 1.0 5.04856512141 20% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 21.0 12.0772626932 174% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 22.412803532 156% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 37.0 30.3222958057 122% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1492.0 1373.03311258 109% => OK
No of words: 305.0 270.72406181 113% => OK
Chars per words: 4.89180327869 5.08290768461 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.17902490978 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.53012805426 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 150.0 145.348785872 103% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.491803278689 0.540411800872 91% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 442.8 419.366225166 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 3.25607064018 246% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 21.0 13.0662251656 161% => OK
Sentence length: 14.0 21.2450331126 66% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 39.3762592931 49.2860985944 80% => OK
Chars per sentence: 71.0476190476 110.228320801 64% => OK
Words per sentence: 14.5238095238 21.698381199 67% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.66666666667 7.06452816374 80% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => 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: 11.0 4.27373068433 257% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.263471666177 0.272083759551 97% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0738335212572 0.0996497079465 74% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0645415301001 0.0662205650399 97% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.139151878276 0.162205337803 86% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0366091373278 0.0443174109184 83% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 8.9 13.3589403974 67% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 65.73 53.8541721854 122% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 7.6 11.0289183223 69% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.49 12.2367328918 86% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.06 8.42419426049 96% => OK
difficult_words: 72.0 63.6247240618 113% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 10.7273730684 61% => OK
gunning_fog: 7.6 10.498013245 72% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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