Both the reading passage and lecture discuss about mass-extinction event that occurred at the end of the Triassic period. The author presented several hypotheses to explain the plausible explanation of that event which eliminated numerous species within a short time. However, the lecturer casts doubts on these theories and refutes them all by providing several counter arguments.
To begin with, the author asserts that fluctuation of sea level was occurred at that time and sea levels were lowered which ultimately destroyed habitats that lived in the shallow areas of ocean and in coast areas. Consequently, overall food chain got effected which lead to mass extinctions. Although lecturer agrees with the fact that sea levels fall during that period, he finds that it is very unlikely that might cause extinction of diverse species. She also mentions that this change was not as rapid that could make dramatic impact as it is natural that habitats would adapt to change in environment over that period.
Secondly, the author argues that, widespread volcanic activity caused rise of SO2 in atmosphere and global temperature was lowered. Such transformation in weather caused severe extinction of many species. In the contrary, the lecturer contends that SO2 in the environment can not stay for long period and excess SO2 should be cleared in form of rain. Therefore, though climate cooling might occur but this scenario could not stay for much long period and make that hazardous impact.
Finally, the author holds the view that asteroid strike might displaced of soil and crushed rock causing a displacement of debris that can block out sunlight for a long period of time. According to the article, Earth collided with asteroid at that period caused death of plants and eventually species died starving. On the other hand, the professor argued that researcher have not found any crater of that period. Though craters was discovered by scientists, but those occurred long before Triassic period and could not possibly block sunlight for that much time.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 170, Rule ID: PERIOD_OF_TIME[1]
Message: Use simply 'period'.
Suggestion: period
... that can block out sunlight for a long period of time. According to the article, Earth collid...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, consequently, finally, however, second, secondly, so, therefore, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 10.4613686534 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 5.04856512141 198% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 7.30242825607 164% => OK
Relative clauses : 25.0 12.0772626932 207% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 31.0 22.412803532 138% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 42.0 30.3222958057 139% => OK
Nominalization: 9.0 5.01324503311 180% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1737.0 1373.03311258 127% => OK
No of words: 331.0 270.72406181 122% => OK
Chars per words: 5.24773413897 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.26537283232 4.04702891845 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.5604652921 2.5805825403 99% => OK
Unique words: 192.0 145.348785872 132% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.580060422961 0.540411800872 107% => OK
syllable_count: 514.8 419.366225166 123% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 36.8518957751 49.2860985944 75% => OK
Chars per sentence: 115.8 110.228320801 105% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.0666666667 21.698381199 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.2 7.06452816374 102% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => 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: 0.243785223998 0.272083759551 90% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0783273958575 0.0996497079465 79% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0574573819355 0.0662205650399 87% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.141825253091 0.162205337803 87% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0246767867077 0.0443174109184 56% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.3 13.3589403974 107% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 53.8541721854 91% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.0289183223 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.17 12.2367328918 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.26 8.42419426049 110% => OK
difficult_words: 95.0 63.6247240618 149% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 86.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 26.0 Out of 30
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