Genetic modification, a process used to change an organism’s genes and hence its characteristics, is now being used to improve trees through genetic modification. It is possible to create trees that produce more fruit, grow faster, or withstand adverse conditions. Planting genetically modified trees on a large scale promises to bring a number of benefits.
First, genetically modified trees are designed to be hardier than nature trees; that is, they are more likely to survive than their unmodified counterparts. In Hawaii, for example, a new pest-resistant species of papaya trees has been developed in response to ring spot virus infections that have repeatedly damaged the native papaya tree population. Planting the genetically modified papayas has largely put an end to the ringspot problem.
Moreover, genetically modified trees promise to bring a number of economic benefits to those who grow them. Genetically modified trees tend to grow faster, give greater yields of food, fruit, or other products and be hardier. This allows tree farmer to get faster and greater returns on their farming investment and save on pesticides as well.
Finally, the use of genetically modified trees can prevent overexploitation of wild trees. Because of the growing demand for firewood and building timber, many forests around the world are being cut down faster than they can be replaced. Introducing genetically modified trees,designed for fast growth and high yield in given geographic conditions,would satisfy the demand for wood in many of those areas and save the endangered native trees, which often include unique or rare species.
The reading excerpt states that planting genetically modified trees on a large scale promises to bring a number of benefits, the author provides three reasons for support. However, the lecturer's audio claims that there are a lot of problems with the author theories and she refutes each of them by stating that the advantages of this process are not obvious.
To begin with, the article avers that the genetically modified trees are designed to be hardier than nature trees; that is, they are more likely to survive than their unmodified counterparts. In contrast, the professor opposes this point of view by saying that these genetically modified trees are maybe resistant to a particular condition but that necessary for their survival because the natural trees are diverse. So, if they will be subjected to a poor climate some of them will die but most of them will resist this condition and survive. However, the genetic trees are uniform. Thus, if they will be exposed to any challenging environment they are not designed for, they will all die and wiped out. Consequently, this theory is not credited to what the lecturer explained.
Second, the passage posits that these trees promise to bring a number of economic benefits to those who grow them. On the other hand, the speaker assets this outlook and explains that there is hidden cost behind this process because the farmers before, they could plant and grow their seeds freely, But, now they have to pay for the company who is doing this new process. Thus, this point of view is definitely wrong because they will be charged more than before.
Third, the excerpt mentions that the use of genetically modified trees can prevent overexploitation of wild trees. This cast doubt on what the lecturer states that he says more damages will happen because of these genetically modified trees because they will grow aggressively among the natural trees and they will outcompete with them for the resources such as the water or sunlight. Thus, this idea contradicts what the professor explained.
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Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'lecturers'' or 'lecturer's'?
Suggestion: lecturers'; lecturer's
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Line 6, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...they will be charged more than before. Third, the excerpt mentions that the us...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, consequently, however, if, look, may, second, so, third, thus, in contrast, such as, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 10.4613686534 163% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 5.04856512141 218% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 45.0 22.412803532 201% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 37.0 30.3222958057 122% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1717.0 1373.03311258 125% => OK
No of words: 342.0 270.72406181 126% => OK
Chars per words: 5.02046783626 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.30037696126 4.04702891845 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.51129421047 2.5805825403 97% => OK
Unique words: 174.0 145.348785872 120% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.508771929825 0.540411800872 94% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 521.1 419.366225166 124% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 3.25607064018 246% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 21.2450331126 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 69.8973372533 49.2860985944 142% => OK
Chars per sentence: 122.642857143 110.228320801 111% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.4285714286 21.698381199 113% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.71428571429 7.06452816374 123% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 4.45695364238 179% => 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: 0.159057446724 0.272083759551 58% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0712808094817 0.0996497079465 72% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0596139754697 0.0662205650399 90% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.10755432726 0.162205337803 66% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0321058195417 0.0443174109184 72% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.4 13.3589403974 108% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.58 53.8541721854 103% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.13 12.2367328918 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.43 8.42419426049 100% => OK
difficult_words: 78.0 63.6247240618 123% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 13.5 10.7273730684 126% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 10.498013245 110% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 25.0 Out of 30
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