Integrated Writing Task In the United States, it had been common practice since the late 1960s no to suppress natural forest fires. The “let it burn” policy assumed that forest fire would burn themselves out quickly, without causing much dama

Based on the given materials, the article as well as the lecture discusses "let it burn" policy, in which natural forest fires continue burning the whole forest without being harmful to anyone. The author states that there have been seen several viable damages caused by the mentioned policy after the most famous national park of US, Yellowstone, was burnt in large scale. That being said, the lecturer provides several ideas to repudiate these critics.

Initially, the writer says that since nearly one third of the national park was destroyed by forest fires, the policy is likely harmful to vegetation of the place in both large and small scales. However, the speaker explains that scorched forests are colonized by new plants, and fire provides an opportunity for plants which cannot grow under this condition. As a result, diversity of vegetations will be augmented. For instance, destroyed trees make an opportunity for smaller plants which require open spaces to grow, or most of seeds need high heat to germinate, and the heat will be provided by forest fires.

Second, the author proclaims that "let it burn policy provides a dangerous condition for fauna species, such as elk, deer and small animals, which forests count as their habitat. In addition, the forest fires will put these animals' food chain in danger. Yet again, the lecturer underscores that the policy not only recover animals' population but also, brings up an opportunity for their thriving in particular ways. For example, small animals like rabbits and hares feed on small plants. Whenever these animals grow up and flourish, they become a prey for new predators, and these repeated phenomena make the food chain even stronger than before.

The final point of contention between the reading and the listening passage is damages of "let it burn" policy to attracting tourists. The author thinks that forest fires cause shortening of tourist seasons and it threaten local businesses. On the other hand, the speaker explains that if the fires occur repeatedly, they would be counted as threats to tourism. many inconsistent factors are developed in forest fires, such as low rainfall and strange winds; none of the mentioned factors occurs continuously.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 525, Rule ID: MOST_SOME_OF_NNS[1]
Message: After 'most of', you should use 'the' ('most of the seeds') or simply say ''most seeds''.
Suggestion: most of the seeds; most seeds
...s which require open spaces to grow, or most of seeds need high heat to germinate, and the he...
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Line 5, column 230, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'animals'' or 'animal's'?
Suggestion: animals'; animal's
...dition, the forest fires will put these animals food chain in danger. Yet again, the le...
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Line 7, column 225, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'threatens'?
Suggestion: threatens
...se shortening of tourist seasons and it threaten local businesses. On the other hand, th...
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Line 7, column 373, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Many
...would be counted as threats to tourism. many inconsistent factors are developed in f...
^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, however, if, second, so, third, well, as to, for example, for instance, in addition, in particular, such as, as a result, as well as, on the other hand

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 10.4613686534 115% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 7.30242825607 178% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 22.0 22.412803532 98% => OK
Preposition: 39.0 30.3222958057 129% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1905.0 1373.03311258 139% => OK
No of words: 362.0 270.72406181 134% => OK
Chars per words: 5.26243093923 5.08290768461 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.36191444098 4.04702891845 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.52816164321 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 208.0 145.348785872 143% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.574585635359 0.540411800872 106% => OK
syllable_count: 579.6 419.366225166 138% => 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: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.51434878587 330% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 13.0662251656 122% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 47.5614323139 49.2860985944 97% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.0625 110.228320801 108% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.625 21.698381199 104% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.125 7.06452816374 143% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 4.45695364238 179% => 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: 0.237077899409 0.272083759551 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0756916326771 0.0996497079465 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0794729616864 0.0662205650399 120% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.155085740253 0.162205337803 96% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0629382877528 0.0443174109184 142% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.7 13.3589403974 110% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 53.8541721854 91% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.0289183223 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.52 12.2367328918 110% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.18 8.42419426049 109% => OK
difficult_words: 102.0 63.6247240618 160% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 13.0 10.7273730684 121% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 83.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 25.0 Out of 30
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