otters decrease
The author of the reading and the professor of the listening mentions why the otters on Alaskan shores have decreased. While the author mentions the environmental pollution is the first cause of the problem. The professor, however, is not in the same wavelength for several reasons. He explains the drawbacks of the writer’s claim in the following paragraphs.
First of all, the writer begins by stating that samples of water on the coast show a threshold increment caused by industrial chemical and oil rigs, dropping the otter's numbers. The lecturer, on the other hand, casts doubt on this viewpoint. He says that if those chemical are the reason for falling of otters, it should be so many death otters on the Alaskan shores. So, the idea that predators are the first cause of reducing otters take more strength.
Second, the reading posits that the ecosystem, in general, is at risk for increasing pollution, affecting not only otters, but also other population mammals such as seals and sea lions. The professor, however, disagrees with this view by claiming that the orcas are changing their habits. Since the whales are hunted more by humans, orcas prefer smaller prey, for instance, seals, sea lions, and otters.
As a final point, the writer claims that researchers noticed a different levels of pollution on the Alaskan shores. Thus, in some part of the coast the numbers of otters are less, where there is high contamination, and where are less contamination amount of others stay the same numbers. Again, the professor claims that there is a flaw in the writer’s argument. He goes on saying that the difference in the number of otters come for the spot where they are. In other words, some beaches are easier to reach by orcas than other beaches are tough, in these spots is where there are more amount of otters.
In conclusion, the author and the professor hold conflicting views on this topic. It is clear there will have trouble finding common ground in this issue.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 120, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “While” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...tters on Alaskan shores have decreased. While the author mentions the environmental p...
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Line 3, column 163, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'otters'' or 'otter's'?
Suggestion: otters'; otter's
...ial chemical and oil rigs, dropping the otters numbers. The lecturer, on the other han...
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Line 8, column 74, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[2]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'level'?
Suggestion: level
...ms that researchers noticed a different levels of pollution on the Alaskan shores. Thu...
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Line 8, column 587, Rule ID: THERE_RE_MANY[3]
Message: Possible agreement error. Did you mean 'amounts'?
Suggestion: amounts
... in these spots is where there are more amount of otters. In conclusion, the author...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, however, if, second, so, thus, while, for instance, in conclusion, in general, such as, first of all, in other words, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 18.0 10.4613686534 172% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 21.0 22.412803532 94% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 30.3222958057 135% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 5.01324503311 199% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1665.0 1373.03311258 121% => OK
No of words: 337.0 270.72406181 124% => OK
Chars per words: 4.94065281899 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.28457229495 4.04702891845 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.51715315712 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 177.0 145.348785872 122% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.525222551929 0.540411800872 97% => OK
syllable_count: 490.5 419.366225166 117% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 3.0 1.51434878587 198% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 2.5761589404 272% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 13.0662251656 138% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 21.2450331126 85% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 36.9878191494 49.2860985944 75% => OK
Chars per sentence: 92.5 110.228320801 84% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.7222222222 21.698381199 86% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.5 7.06452816374 120% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => 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: 0.119182254629 0.272083759551 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0373461561948 0.0996497079465 37% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0536727693851 0.0662205650399 81% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.061336919327 0.162205337803 38% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0588024098358 0.0443174109184 133% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.2 13.3589403974 84% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 61.67 53.8541721854 115% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 11.0289183223 83% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.37 12.2367328918 93% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.04 8.42419426049 95% => OK
difficult_words: 75.0 63.6247240618 118% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 10.7273730684 70% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.498013245 88% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 81.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.5 Out of 30
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