TPO 30
In this set of materials, the reading passage discusses several reasons to claim on the reality of what the Ancient Greek had this ability to build "burning mirror". While in the listening the professor casts doubt on what is presented in the text and believes that all of the reason that mentioned in the passage is not convincing.
First of all, in the text, it is clearly mentioned that the ancient Greek had not enough technology advance to could make this big mirror. However, the professor claims that the experiments show that the feather of copper makes this idea practical. Because the Greek could made many small pieces mirrors and then attach these pieces together and made into the big mirror.
In addition, the professor disagrees with this idea that the experiment that shows that this mirror can be burning ships in ten minutes, thus it make impossible that this kind of mirror presented at the Greek times. She says that the Roman ships did not build just from wood, but other materials like sticky materials, for example, kick. And the experiment substantiated that kick can burn by this mirror jus on one second.
Finally, in the text, it is stated that the mirror could not the improvement on the weapon that the Greek already had. the professor subscribes that the Roman was familiar with the Greek flaming arrows but this mirror could completely surprise the Roman and was much more effective.
- The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. Do you agree or disagree? 70
- Because the world is changing so quickly, people now are less happy or less satisfied with their lives than people were in the past. 76
- young people nowadays do not give enough time to helping their community 76
- Do you agree or disagree?in the past, young people depended too much on their parents to make decisions for them; today young people are better able to make decisions about their own lives 76
- In the past it was easier to identify what type of career or job would lead to a secure, successful future. 76
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 272, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[1]
Message: The verb 'could' requires the base form of the verb: 'make'
Suggestion: make
...idea practical. Because the Greek could made many small pices mirrors and then attac...
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Line 5, column 143, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'makes'?
Suggestion: makes
...n burning ships in ten minutes, thus it make impossible that this kind of mirror pre...
^^^^
Line 5, column 254, Rule ID: BEEN_PART_AGREEMENT[2]
Message: Consider using a past participle here: 'builded', 'built'.
Suggestion: builded; built
...She says that, the Romen ships were not build just from wood, but other materials lik...
^^^^^
Line 7, column 114, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: The
... the weapon that the Greek already had. the professor subscribs that the Romen was ...
^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, however, so, then, thus, while, as for, for example, in addition, kind of, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 7.0 10.4613686534 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 12.0772626932 124% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 22.412803532 129% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 29.0 30.3222958057 96% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1177.0 1373.03311258 86% => OK
No of words: 238.0 270.72406181 88% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.94537815126 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.92775363542 4.04702891845 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.43394842511 2.5805825403 94% => OK
Unique words: 126.0 145.348785872 87% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.529411764706 0.540411800872 98% => OK
syllable_count: 348.3 419.366225166 83% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 4.0 8.23620309051 49% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 2.5761589404 194% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 13.0662251656 77% => 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: 23.0 21.2450331126 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.7923176115 49.2860985944 73% => OK
Chars per sentence: 117.7 110.228320801 107% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.8 21.698381199 110% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.8 7.06452816374 153% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => 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: 0.289968042481 0.272083759551 107% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.125109398278 0.0996497079465 126% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.066781098444 0.0662205650399 101% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.1878844117 0.162205337803 116% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0397650790183 0.0443174109184 90% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.8 13.3589403974 103% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 56.59 53.8541721854 105% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.73 12.2367328918 96% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.16 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 51.0 63.6247240618 80% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 10.7273730684 131% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.498013245 107% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.2008830022 125% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 80.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.0 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.