TPO 51- strange behaviors of elephants
The reading and the lecture are both about certain elephant behaviors, which is sometimes indulged with myths and reality. The author of the reading believes there are three ways elephants characteristics are unique. The lecturer challenges the statements made by the author. she is of the opinion that all of the uniqueness is due to misunderstandings.
First of all, the author suggests that elephants know their coming death. it is mentioned that elderly elephants leave their herd and wander alone near bodies of water. Consequently, they die there as supported by many such sites. The argument is refuted by the lecturer. she says they don't leave their herd intentionally, but their teeth are worn down and as a result, they look for soft vegetation. Furthermore she argues that such soft vegetation are found near water.
Secondly, the article posits that elephants have artistic abilities. The reading notes that elephants draw easily recognizable paintings such as lion, other elephants, and etc. The lecturer, however, rebut this by asserting that human train elephants to do with repeated actions. she elaborates on this by mentioning that elephants' ears are very sensitive and striking their ears can train them.
Finally, it is stated in the article that elephants are afraid of mice. The article establishes that a recent experiment shows that elephants backed away from mice and even leaving the area. The lecturer , on the other hand, opposes this by saying that that's because mice are unfamiliar to elephants. So it's obvious for animals to avoid and cautious towards unknown thing or animal. she puts forth the idea that when elephants are get used to mice, they don't react or recognize mice anymore.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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...s elephants characteristics are unique. The lecturer challenges the statements made...
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...nges the statements made by the author. she is of the opinion that all of the uniqu...
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...that elephants know their coming death. it is mentioned that elderly elephants lea...
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...he argument is refuted by the lecturer. she says they dont leave their herd intenti...
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... refuted by the lecturer. she says they dont leave their herd intentionally, but the...
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... result, they look for soft vegetation. Furthermore she argues that such soft vegetation ar...
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...aintings such as lion, other elephants, and etc. The lecturer, however, rebut this by as...
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... elephants to do with repeated actions. she elaborates on this by mentioning that e...
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... and even leaving the area. The lecturer , on the other hand, opposes this by sayi...
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...other hand, opposes this by saying that thats because mice are unfamiliar to elephant...
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...ice are unfamiliar to elephants. So its obvious for animals to avoid and cautious towards unknown t...
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...utious towards unknown thing or animal. she puts forth the idea that when elephants...
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Suggestion: don't
...en elephants are get used to mice, they dont react or recognize mice anymore.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, consequently, finally, first, furthermore, however, look, second, secondly, so, such as, as a result, first of all, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 10.4613686534 143% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 1.0 5.04856512141 20% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 7.30242825607 151% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 12.0772626932 124% => OK
Pronoun: 34.0 22.412803532 152% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 27.0 30.3222958057 89% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1440.0 1373.03311258 105% => OK
No of words: 279.0 270.72406181 103% => OK
Chars per words: 5.16129032258 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.08696624509 4.04702891845 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.71626807309 2.5805825403 105% => OK
Unique words: 164.0 145.348785872 113% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.587813620072 0.540411800872 109% => OK
syllable_count: 445.5 419.366225166 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 3.25607064018 276% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 13.0662251656 145% => OK
Sentence length: 14.0 21.2450331126 66% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 24.2325986342 49.2860985944 49% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 75.7894736842 110.228320801 69% => OK
Words per sentence: 14.6842105263 21.698381199 68% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.26315789474 7.06452816374 103% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 14.0 4.19205298013 334% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.27373068433 140% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.133824349272 0.272083759551 49% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0438028546613 0.0996497079465 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0386515485087 0.0662205650399 58% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0841550034432 0.162205337803 52% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0281003235227 0.0443174109184 63% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.2 13.3589403974 76% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 57.27 53.8541721854 106% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.8 11.0289183223 80% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.06 12.2367328918 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.29 8.42419426049 98% => OK
difficult_words: 70.0 63.6247240618 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 10.7273730684 56% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 7.6 10.498013245 72% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 76.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 23.0 Out of 30
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