The author of the reading passage and the lecturer both discuss whether the turtle excluder device is feasible or not. The author expresses that the turtle excluder devices have been criticized for several reasons. However, the lecturer casts doubt on these criticisms and refutes each of the author's theories by providing several counter-arguments.
To begin with, the professor indicates that some shrimpers argue that the turtles get trapped by the shrimpers only rarely. To illustrate more, it is estimated that one shrimp boat accidentally catches about one turtle every month. Nevertheless, the lecturer points out that although one shrimp boat catches only one turtle a month, there are numerous shrimp boats on the sea to catch the shrimp. As a result, the total amount of turtle, which are captured by the boats, is extremely high. Besides, these are endangered turtles with a relatively small population. So it will be even more harmful to catch these turtles.
In addition, the professor claims that there are alternative methods of protecting sea turtles that may be more effective that turtle excluder device. That is, shortening the time limit that shrimp boats are allowed to keep their nets underwater. When this works, the nets have to be pulled up to the surface, allowing any turtles caught in the net to get air and free. On the other hand, the lecturer declares that it is difficult for the government to monitor the time limit that the shrimp boats are allowed to keep their nets underwater. After all, there are thousands of boats on the sea, catching the shrimps. By contrast, it is comparatively easy and time-saving for the government to install the turtle excluder device on the shrimp boat.
Finally, the author states that the turtle excluder devices are not effective for larger species of endangered sea turtles because some of them cannot fit through the escape passage that standard turtle excluder devices provide. Nevertheless, the lecturer asserts that the turtle excluder devices can be modified easily without affecting its operations. So once the larger turtle excluder devices are created, the problem, which the larger species of endangered turtles cannot get out of the passage, can be solved
- TPO32 73
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 4, column 117, Rule ID: ADVERB_WORD_ORDER[3]
Message: The adverb 'rarely' is usually not used at the end of a sentence.
...rtles get trapped by the shrimpers only rarely. To illustrate more, it is estimated th...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
besides, finally, however, if, may, nevertheless, so, after all, in addition, as a result, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 10.4613686534 201% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 12.0772626932 149% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 22.412803532 120% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 39.0 30.3222958057 129% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1889.0 1373.03311258 138% => OK
No of words: 363.0 270.72406181 134% => OK
Chars per words: 5.20385674931 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.3649236973 4.04702891845 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.63163993856 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 174.0 145.348785872 120% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.479338842975 0.540411800872 89% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 584.1 419.366225166 139% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 3.25607064018 123% => OK
Article: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less 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: 18.0 13.0662251656 138% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 40.6297646779 49.2860985944 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 104.944444444 110.228320801 95% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.1666666667 21.698381199 93% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.83333333333 7.06452816374 97% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.27373068433 164% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.260892086931 0.272083759551 96% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.08765572904 0.0996497079465 88% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0595816762348 0.0662205650399 90% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.154612971547 0.162205337803 95% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0618257818351 0.0443174109184 140% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.1 13.3589403974 98% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.88 12.2367328918 105% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.11 8.42419426049 96% => OK
difficult_words: 80.0 63.6247240618 126% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 10.7273730684 79% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => 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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