Both essay and lecture discuss the possibility of navigation by stars in Humbug whales. The author is of the opinion that these species use starts to navigate for three main reasons. On the other hand, the lecturer disagrees with these explanations. He believes none of these reasons can adequately prove the application of stars as navigators by whales.
First of all, the writer of the article suggests that since the whale's brain is involved, they are able to see stars and employ them to find their way. The professor, however, disagrees with this idea. He mentions that intellectual abilities have nothing to do with animals' navigating systems. Moreover, he points out that there are some other animals that use this method of navigation like dogs. Nevertheless, dogs have an ordinary level of intelligence. In fact, this skill is an intrinsic feature and doesn't relate to intellectual abilities.
Secondly, the author states that since whales move in the direct paths, and unlike other land animals, there is no landmark in water to follow, they probably follow stars. The lecturer rebuts this concept. He asserts that most of the animals take advantage of external stimuli to find their path. Wales also, like other animals, use earth magnetic field as navigation. The bio-magnetic organ in their brain enables them to pursue the earth magnetic field for that purpose
Finally, the essay implies that most of the whales float their heads up the water for several minutes. He believes they do this behavior in order to watch stars. The lecturer challenges this claim. He states that there are other animals that behave in the same way. For example, sharks sometimes put their heads out of water to find their prey. Furthermore, he points out that whale usually conducts this practice during the day, in which stars cannot be seen.
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- TOEFL T P O 48 - Integrated Writing Task 3
- The reading and the lecture are both about a group of marine animals, called Agnostics. the author of the reading feels that there are three theories where the Agnostics may have lived. the lecturer challenges the claims made by the author.To begin with, 75
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 505, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: doesn't
... this skill is an intrinsic feature and doesnt relate to intellectual abilities. Seco...
^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, for example, in fact, first of all, in the same way, 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: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 40.0 22.412803532 178% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 44.0 30.3222958057 145% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1535.0 1373.03311258 112% => OK
No of words: 305.0 270.72406181 113% => OK
Chars per words: 5.03278688525 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.17902490978 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.48665127443 2.5805825403 96% => OK
Unique words: 162.0 145.348785872 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.531147540984 0.540411800872 98% => OK
syllable_count: 475.2 419.366225166 113% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 10.0 3.25607064018 307% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 13.0662251656 153% => OK
Sentence length: 15.0 21.2450331126 71% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 42.6378646276 49.2860985944 87% => OK
Chars per sentence: 76.75 110.228320801 70% => OK
Words per sentence: 15.25 21.698381199 70% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.25 7.06452816374 117% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 4.27373068433 234% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.297332769036 0.272083759551 109% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0780915732129 0.0996497079465 78% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0454314799239 0.0662205650399 69% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.17686745728 0.162205337803 109% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.041645513919 0.0443174109184 94% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 9.9 13.3589403974 74% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 56.25 53.8541721854 104% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 11.0289183223 83% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.3 12.2367328918 92% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.16 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 73.0 63.6247240618 115% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 10.7273730684 65% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.0 10.498013245 76% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.2008830022 89% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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