The passage discusses the benefits of salvage logging, which is removing damaged trees from the forest after a severe storm or a forest fire, on both to a damaged forest and the economy. The professor, on the other hand, casts doubts on long-term benefits, and she provides several reasons.
Firstly, the author states the decomposition time of dead trees, since so long, salvage logging could make room for new trees for fresh growth. However, the lecture explains that the absence of nutritions on the soil, because of removing dead trees whose decomposition increase the nutrient content there, would cause more severe results in long-term.
Secondly, the author makes an assertion on a large number of insect, such as spruce bark beetle, one of whose suitable habitat is decaying trees, can damage to live. Thus, by cleaning of rotting wood, minimization of the danger of insects can be achieved. Although the professor agrees that the insect population will increase in the area, she contradicts on the negative effect of this increment, and she claimes that a large number of insects have not given major damages to the forest. Additionally, since birds eat insects, forest ecosystem would benefit in the long term.
Thirdly, the passage points out the economical benefits of the salvage logging, since much wood is usable in the industry and since the additional job opportunities for local residents. In contrast, the professor draws attention to the expenses of vehicles that are used in the wood industries for cleaning, indeed, salvage logging would cost much more money to industry. Furthermore, salvage logging grand only a temporary advantage to the economy, also the training budget of local workers should be higher.
- TOEFL T P O 2 - Integrated Writing Task 3
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- TOEFL T P O 1 Integrated Writing Task 8
- TPO16 (integrated) 90
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 44, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...ondly, the author makes an assertion on a large number of insect, such as spruce bark beetle, one...
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Line 5, column 420, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...of this increment, and she claimes that a large number of insects have not given major damages to...
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Line 7, column 37, Rule ID: ECONOMICAL_ECONOMIC[1]
Message: Did you mean 'economic' (=connected with economy)?
Suggestion: economic
... Thirdly, the passage points out the economical benefits of the salvage logging, since ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, furthermore, however, second, secondly, so, third, thirdly, thus, in contrast, such as, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 6.0 10.4613686534 57% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 5.04856512141 158% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 12.0772626932 58% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 8.0 22.412803532 36% => OK
Preposition: 40.0 30.3222958057 132% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 5.01324503311 160% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1462.0 1373.03311258 106% => OK
No of words: 280.0 270.72406181 103% => OK
Chars per words: 5.22142857143 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.09062348924 4.04702891845 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.63430082115 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 167.0 145.348785872 115% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.596428571429 0.540411800872 110% => OK
syllable_count: 451.8 419.366225166 108% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 1.25165562914 399% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 2.5761589404 311% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
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: 25.0 21.2450331126 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 46.3466992236 49.2860985944 94% => OK
Chars per sentence: 132.909090909 110.228320801 121% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.4545454545 21.698381199 117% => OK
Discourse Markers: 11.5454545455 7.06452816374 163% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => 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: 0.479483059401 0.272083759551 176% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.15805383726 0.0996497079465 159% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.093773074989 0.0662205650399 142% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.262024704185 0.162205337803 162% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0398111205715 0.0443174109184 90% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.9 13.3589403974 119% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 46.1 53.8541721854 86% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.0 11.0289183223 118% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.29 12.2367328918 109% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.39 8.42419426049 111% => OK
difficult_words: 80.0 63.6247240618 126% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 13.5 10.7273730684 126% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.498013245 114% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.2008830022 125% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 88.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 26.5 Out of 30
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