TPO-11 - Integrated Writing Task A recent study reveals that people especially young people are reading far less literature,novels, plays, and poems,than they used to. This is troubling because the trend has unfortunate effects for the reading public, for

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TPO-11 - Integrated Writing Task A recent study reveals that people especially young people are reading far less literature,novels, plays, and poems,than they used to. This is troubling because the trend has unfortunate effects for the reading public, for

The reading and the lecture are both about effects of reading literature can stimulates intellectual thinking. The author of the reading believes that result of the decline in reading literature can affect the culture in general and the future of literature. However, the lecturer cast doubts about the claims made in the article and refutes all the theories presented in the reading passage.

First of all, the author of the reading points out that there has been drop in number of people reading books specially on literature, thus, the intellectual thinking is not being utilized. The author explains that the purpose of reading literature are to widen our imagination and expand knowledge in language and culture. The point is challenged by the lecturer. He says that it is not true that in order to attain intellectual stimulation one must read books like novel, but he stresses that reading book of that is of high quality, well written like science, history, political science can also a good source of sharpening ones mind.

Secondly, the author contends that many people are interested in reading self help books instead of literature, whereas, it is know to be poorly written and intellectually is not challenging. The article notes that majority of people invest their time in watching programs on the television, watching music video, or surfing the internet and spending less on reading literature which can lead to declining in level of culture. However, the lecturer rebuts this argument. He suggests that the culture does not change even if they will listen to music, music videos or spend most of their time on the internet. He elaborates on this by mentioning that culture change all the time, thus, creation of new form to the standards of contemporary content.

Finally, the author states that talented writers are not being acknowledge today. The article establishes that publishing companies spend less of their money on literature, hence, small number of writers are are pursuing to write good quality of books, so, the materials being circulated in the market is of poor standards. The lecturer, on the other hand, posits that it is the fault of the author why the literature today is of below standards. He puts forth the idea that modern literature is difficult to understand compared to older ones. Additionally, early people would not be interested in reading today's literature and vice versa.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 78, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[2]
Message: The verb 'can' requires the base form of the verb: 'stimulate'
Suggestion: stimulate
...about effects of reading literature can stimulates intellectual thinking. The author of th...
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Line 3, column 628, Rule ID: ONES[1]
Message: Did you mean 'one's'?
Suggestion: one's
...ce can also a good source of sharpening ones mind. Secondly, the author contends ...
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Line 5, column 121, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...lp books instead of literature, whereas, it is know to be poorly written and inte...
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Line 5, column 129, Rule ID: BEEN_PART_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Consider using a past participle here: 'known'.
Suggestion: known
... instead of literature, whereas, it is know to be poorly written and intellectually...
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Line 7, column 205, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a word
Suggestion: are
...erature, hence, small number of writers are are pursuing to write good quality of books...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, hence, however, if, second, secondly, so, thus, well, whereas, in general, first of all, on the other hand

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 10.4613686534 210% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 5.04856512141 139% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 7.30242825607 151% => OK
Relative clauses : 16.0 12.0772626932 132% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 59.0 30.3222958057 195% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2033.0 1373.03311258 148% => OK
No of words: 398.0 270.72406181 147% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.10804020101 5.08290768461 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.46653527281 4.04702891845 110% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.7144622107 2.5805825403 105% => OK
Unique words: 203.0 145.348785872 140% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.510050251256 0.540411800872 94% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 635.4 419.366225166 152% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
Article: 14.0 8.23620309051 170% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 21.2450331126 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 64.0633337147 49.2860985944 130% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.588235294 110.228320801 108% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.4117647059 21.698381199 108% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.82352941176 7.06452816374 111% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 4.19205298013 119% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 4.33554083885 208% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.27373068433 70% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.458975807379 0.272083759551 169% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.145552598098 0.0996497079465 146% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0995731748699 0.0662205650399 150% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.285175562005 0.162205337803 176% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0390469114271 0.0443174109184 88% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.3 13.3589403974 107% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 53.8541721854 89% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 11.0289183223 112% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.65 12.2367328918 103% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.55 8.42419426049 101% => OK
difficult_words: 95.0 63.6247240618 149% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 10.7273730684 107% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.498013245 107% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Scores by essay e-grader: 24.0 Out of 30
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