Genetic modification, a process used to change an organism’s genes and hence its characteristics, is now being used to improve trees. Through genetic modification, it is possible to create trees that produce more fruit, grow faster, or withstand adverse conditions. Planting genetically modified trees on a large scale promises to bring a number of benefits.
First, genetically modified trees are designed to be hardier than natural trees; that is, they are more likely to survive than their unmodified counterparts. In Hawaii, for example, a new pest-resistant species of papaya tree has been developed in response to ringspot virus infestations that have repeatedly damaged the native papaya-tree population. Planting the genetically modified papayas has largely put an end to the ringspot problem.
Moreover, genetically modified trees promise to bring a number of economic benefits to those who grow them. Genetically modified trees tend to grow faster, give greater yields—of wood, fruit, or other products—and be hardier. This allows tree farmers to get faster and greater returns on their farming investment and save on pesticides as well.
Finally, the use of genetically modified trees can prevent overexploitation of wild trees. Because of the growing demand for firewood or building timber, many forests around the world are being cut down faster than they can be replaced. Introducing genetically modified trees—designed for fast growth and high yield in given geographic conditions—would satisfy the demand for wood in many of those areas and save the endangered native trees, which often include unique or rare species.
Both the reading and lecture discuss whether genetic modifications plants flourish or enhances the trees. The former argues that genetic modification plants could yield huge fruits, grow profusely and can tolerant adverse climate, there are three possible benefits to doing so, but latter challenges each of these points.
First of all, the author of the passage asserts that unlike genetic unmodified plants, modified trees could withstand in adverse wether; genetic modifications papaya plants would resist against ring spot diseases. However, the professor of lecture contends that it does not hold true because genetically modified trees would not tolerant diverse climate as unmodified do. For instance, if the climate changes then the genetically modified plants will completely vanished, whereas few unmodified trees could servive.
Secondly, according to the passage, the expert opined that genetic modifications plants grow so speedily that they it could not only give higer yield,but also save money of pesticides. In contrast, the lecture objects this idea. She supports her argument by presenting the example of seed of genetically modified tress, since it cost higher than normal seed. Moreover, farmer has to purchase it every successive year, if it used once.
Finally, the passage claims that it quench the demand of wood and preserve rare trees because it grow so vigorously. Nevertheless, like two benefits before, the professor proclaims that this benefits is also not feasible because it grows so aggressive that it eradicate rare species. Indeed, it compete over the native species for resources such as nutrients and sunlight.
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Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 146, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'modifications'' or 'modification's'?
Suggestion: modifications'; modification's
...ld withstand in adverse wether; genetic modifications papaya plants would resist against rin...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 179, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...enetic modifications papaya plants would resist against ring spot diseases. Howev...
^^
Line 3, column 464, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[1]
Message: The verb 'will' requires the base form of the verb: 'vanish'
Suggestion: vanish
...tically modified plants will completely vanished, whereas few unmodified trees could ser...
^^^^^^^^
Line 5, column 150, Rule ID: COMMA_PARENTHESIS_WHITESPACE
Message: Put a space after the comma
Suggestion: , but
... they it could not only give higer yield,but also save money of pesticides. In contr...
^^^^
Line 7, column 98, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'grows'?
Suggestion: grows
...wood and preserve rare trees because it grow so vigorously. Nevertheless, like two b...
^^^^
Line 7, column 296, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'competes'?
Suggestion: competes
...t it eradicate rare species. Indeed, it compete over the native species for resources s...
^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, however, if, moreover, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, then, whereas, as to, for instance, in contrast, such as, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 2.0 10.4613686534 19% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 5.04856512141 158% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 12.0772626932 66% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 24.0 22.412803532 107% => OK
Preposition: 19.0 30.3222958057 63% => 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: 1414.0 1373.03311258 103% => OK
No of words: 252.0 270.72406181 93% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.61111111111 5.08290768461 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.98428260373 4.04702891845 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.63880236163 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 160.0 145.348785872 110% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.634920634921 0.540411800872 117% => OK
syllable_count: 431.1 419.366225166 103% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.55342163355 109% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 51.7222147631 49.2860985944 105% => OK
Chars per sentence: 117.833333333 110.228320801 107% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.0 21.698381199 97% => OK
Discourse Markers: 13.0 7.06452816374 184% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 4.19205298013 143% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 4.45695364238 45% => More negative sentences wanted.
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: 0.22944960695 0.272083759551 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0764859622249 0.0996497079465 77% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0540106565212 0.0662205650399 82% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.128574990791 0.162205337803 79% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0538916326155 0.0443174109184 122% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.5 13.3589403974 116% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 53.8541721854 77% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 11.0289183223 115% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.26 12.2367328918 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.57 8.42419426049 114% => OK
difficult_words: 78.0 63.6247240618 123% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 10.7273730684 135% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 11.2008830022 143% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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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 3, column 146, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'modifications'' or 'modification's'?
Suggestion: modifications'; modification's
...ld withstand in adverse wether; genetic modifications papaya plants would resist against rin...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 179, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...enetic modifications papaya plants would resist against ring spot diseases. Howev...
^^
Line 3, column 464, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[1]
Message: The verb 'will' requires the base form of the verb: 'vanish'
Suggestion: vanish
...tically modified plants will completely vanished, whereas few unmodified trees could ser...
^^^^^^^^
Line 5, column 150, Rule ID: COMMA_PARENTHESIS_WHITESPACE
Message: Put a space after the comma
Suggestion: , but
... they it could not only give higer yield,but also save money of pesticides. In contr...
^^^^
Line 7, column 98, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'grows'?
Suggestion: grows
...wood and preserve rare trees because it grow so vigorously. Nevertheless, like two b...
^^^^
Line 7, column 296, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'competes'?
Suggestion: competes
...t it eradicate rare species. Indeed, it compete over the native species for resources s...
^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, however, if, moreover, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, then, whereas, as to, for instance, in contrast, such as, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 2.0 10.4613686534 19% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 5.04856512141 158% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 12.0772626932 66% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 24.0 22.412803532 107% => OK
Preposition: 19.0 30.3222958057 63% => 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: 1414.0 1373.03311258 103% => OK
No of words: 252.0 270.72406181 93% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.61111111111 5.08290768461 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.98428260373 4.04702891845 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.63880236163 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 160.0 145.348785872 110% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.634920634921 0.540411800872 117% => OK
syllable_count: 431.1 419.366225166 103% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.55342163355 109% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 51.7222147631 49.2860985944 105% => OK
Chars per sentence: 117.833333333 110.228320801 107% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.0 21.698381199 97% => OK
Discourse Markers: 13.0 7.06452816374 184% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 4.19205298013 143% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 4.45695364238 45% => More negative sentences wanted.
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: 0.22944960695 0.272083759551 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0764859622249 0.0996497079465 77% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0540106565212 0.0662205650399 82% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.128574990791 0.162205337803 79% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0538916326155 0.0443174109184 122% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.5 13.3589403974 116% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 53.8541721854 77% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 11.0289183223 115% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.26 12.2367328918 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.57 8.42419426049 114% => OK
difficult_words: 78.0 63.6247240618 123% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 10.7273730684 135% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 11.2008830022 143% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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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.