The reading states that the sea otters decline in population is due to pollution and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor refutes that by stating that the decline in sea otters population is due to attacks by predators and provides explanations for the same.
First, the professor says that the sea otters dead bodies are found in seldom on the coast. If suppose the reason for the decrease in population is due to increase in pollution, the we should have identified large number of dead bodies instead of only few. So, the logical explanation for very less number of dead bodies found is that the predators have killed the sea otters and have eaten them.
Second, the article claims that the orcas are the only predators which could cause such effect. However, the don't generally hunt smaller preys such as otters. Professor refutes this by pointing out that the whales have disappeared from the region. So, the orcas may have adapted to the change and started hunting smaller preys such as otters.
Third, the article claims that the uneven pattern of otter decline may be explained by ocean currents or other environmental factors, which may have created uneven concentrations of pollutants along the coast. However, the professor refutes this by saying that the decline in otter population is less in shallow rocket region suggesting that the predators are the most probable cause for reduction in otter population.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 192, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'otters'' or 'otter's'?
Suggestion: otters'; otter's
...that by stating that the decline in sea otters population is due to attacks by predato...
^^^^^^
Line 3, column 179, Rule ID: DT_PRP[1]
Message: Possible typo. Did you mean 'the' or 'we'?
Suggestion: the; we
...lation is due to increase in pollution, the we should have identified large number of ...
^^^^^^
Line 5, column 110, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: don't
...h could cause such effect. However, the dont generally hunt smaller preys such as ot...
^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, however, if, may, second, so, third, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 14.0 22.412803532 62% => OK
Preposition: 27.0 30.3222958057 89% => OK
Nominalization: 9.0 5.01324503311 180% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1212.0 1373.03311258 88% => OK
No of words: 239.0 270.72406181 88% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.07112970711 5.08290768461 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.93187294222 4.04702891845 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.51097623707 2.5805825403 97% => OK
Unique words: 114.0 145.348785872 78% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.476987447699 0.540411800872 88% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 369.9 419.366225166 88% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 3.25607064018 0% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 0.0 2.5761589404 0% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 11.0 13.0662251656 84% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 47.628902955 49.2860985944 97% => OK
Chars per sentence: 110.181818182 110.228320801 100% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.7272727273 21.698381199 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.63636363636 7.06452816374 66% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 4.33554083885 46% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.196147477415 0.272083759551 72% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0816926866416 0.0996497079465 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0648621648112 0.0662205650399 98% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.123928852085 0.162205337803 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0617901147336 0.0443174109184 139% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.3 13.3589403974 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 58.62 53.8541721854 109% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 11.0289183223 93% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.13 12.2367328918 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.18 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 53.0 63.6247240618 83% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => 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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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.