TPO 36 Integrated Writing
Hail—pieces of ice that form and fall from clouds instead of snow or rain—has always been a problem for farmers in some areas of the United States. Hail pellets can fall with great force and destroy crops in the field. Over the last few decades, a method of reducing hail, called "cloud seeding," has been tried. In cloud seeding, the chemical silver iodide is sprayed on storm clouds from an airplane This makes the clouds produce harmless rain or snow instead of hail. Several pieces of evidence suggest that cloud seeding has been effective in protecting crops from hail.
The reading asserts that seed clouding is an effective method to prevent hail formation by spaying the chemical silver iodide in the storm clouds from an airplane. However, the lecturer finds the idea dubious and casts doubt on each reason provided by the reading passage.
First, the author argues that several observations in the laboratory experiments, such as the formation of light snow rather than hail pallets after adding silver iodide to cold water vapor, prove that cloud seeding is an efficacious method. On the contrary, the lecturer brings up the idea that although the results are satisfying in the experiment, they are just valid for lab conditions. In practice, silver iodide prevents any precipitation even snow or rain from forming which is not favorable. Especially, in regions where the rainfall level is low, the influences caused by cloud seeding may bring about serious damages including drought and lack of water.
Furthermore, the reading passage holds the view that cloud seeding method has been implemented in some Asian countries successfully. Accordingly, the method could be used in farms and fields of the United States as well. On the contrary, the professor underlines the fact that although the results have been successful in Asian countries, the method may not be practical in the US since the method has been implemented in cities where the level of pollution was high and the pollution particles' interaction with seeding materials helped the process to a large extent. On the other hand, the target regions in the US have unpolluted air and the conditions aren't favorable for cloud seeding.
Finally, the reading asserts that local studies indicate that a study in a region where cloud seeding had been used indicated a decline in hail damage in the area compared to past years. In contrast, the speaker dismisses the issue due to the fact that the decline has been monitored in other nearby regions where cloud seeding hasn't been utilized. Therefore, the decline should have been due to other factors like natural alternations in local weather and was not related to cloud seeding.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 317, Rule ID: PROGRESSIVE_VERBS[1]
Message: This verb is normally not used in the progressive form. Try a simple form instead.
...s up the idea that although the results are satisfying in the experiment, they are just valid ...
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Line 3, column 655, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: aren't
... have unpolluted air and the conditions arent favorable for cloud seeding. Finally, ...
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Line 4, column 328, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: hasn't
...ther nearby regions where cloud seeding hasnt been utilized. Therefore, the decline s...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
accordingly, finally, first, furthermore, however, may, so, therefore, well, in contrast, such as, on the contrary, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 10.4613686534 163% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 5.04856512141 79% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 12.0 22.412803532 54% => OK
Preposition: 44.0 30.3222958057 145% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1779.0 1373.03311258 130% => OK
No of words: 347.0 270.72406181 128% => OK
Chars per words: 5.12680115274 5.08290768461 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.31600926901 4.04702891845 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.6146699472 2.5805825403 101% => OK
Unique words: 186.0 145.348785872 128% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.536023054755 0.540411800872 99% => OK
syllable_count: 539.1 419.366225166 129% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 13.0 8.23620309051 158% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 2.5761589404 233% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 13.0662251656 99% => OK
Sentence length: 26.0 21.2450331126 122% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 65.2515387835 49.2860985944 132% => OK
Chars per sentence: 136.846153846 110.228320801 124% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.6923076923 21.698381199 123% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.2307692308 7.06452816374 145% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.27373068433 23% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.147257997713 0.272083759551 54% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0542978045739 0.0996497079465 54% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0293578707018 0.0662205650399 44% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0877164360943 0.162205337803 54% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.00915151234805 0.0443174109184 21% => 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: 16.1 13.3589403974 121% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.09 53.8541721854 84% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 11.0289183223 121% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.77 12.2367328918 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.98 8.42419426049 107% => OK
difficult_words: 89.0 63.6247240618 140% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 10.7273730684 131% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 10.498013245 118% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.2008830022 116% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Scores by essay e-grader: 24.0 Out of 30
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