In this set of materials, the reading and the lecture are both discussing dinosaurs that are called Pterosaurs wherein the reading states that Pterosaurs are not able to fly, and it provides three possible reasons for support. However, the professor explains that the arguments presented by the author are weak, and refutes each of the author's points.
First, the author of the reading claims that pterosaurs are cold-blooded, and have a slow metabolism. The professor refutes this point by saying that pterosaurs have hairs or furs like warm-blooded animals. Therefore, they can use their energy for flying instead of warming their bodies.
Secondly, the reading says that pterosaurs are too heavy to fly. However, the professor says that pterosaurs have bones that contain many hollows. Hence, pterosaurs have light bones that help them to fly.
Finally, the reading states that pterosaurs like birds need their legs to launch from the ground, but pterosaurs have weak and small muscles. The professor opposes this point by explaining that pterosaurs use four legs to run and jump, unlike birds that use their two legs to launch from the ground. Considering this argument, pterosaurs cannot fly is contradicted.
In conclusion, the three points that made in the lecture contrast with the reading. The first, second and third points in the lecture demonstrate that pterosaurs cannot capable of to fly are in doubt.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, hence, however, second, secondly, so, therefore, third, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 10.4613686534 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 5.04856512141 79% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 26.0 30.3222958057 86% => OK
Nominalization: 1.0 5.01324503311 20% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1194.0 1373.03311258 87% => OK
No of words: 228.0 270.72406181 84% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.23684210526 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.88582923847 4.04702891845 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.60019295162 2.5805825403 101% => OK
Unique words: 115.0 145.348785872 79% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.504385964912 0.540411800872 93% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 339.3 419.366225166 81% => 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: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 4.0 1.51434878587 264% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 13.0662251656 99% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 44.9966468179 49.2860985944 91% => OK
Chars per sentence: 91.8461538462 110.228320801 83% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.5384615385 21.698381199 81% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.92307692308 7.06452816374 98% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.27373068433 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.311662419608 0.272083759551 115% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.126115911675 0.0996497079465 127% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0621207356106 0.0662205650399 94% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.1807914136 0.162205337803 111% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0763318330072 0.0443174109184 172% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.0 13.3589403974 90% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 62.68 53.8541721854 116% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 11.0289183223 79% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.82 12.2367328918 105% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.53 8.42419426049 89% => OK
difficult_words: 44.0 63.6247240618 69% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 10.7273730684 84% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.498013245 84% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 75.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.5 Out of 30
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