TPO13 - integrated writing task
Both, the reading and the lecture, talk about the increment that has experimented the number of fossils sold to private buyers. The reading claims that it is detrimental for scientists and the public, whereas the lecturer, even when accept that exist some negative consequences, says that the problem is oversized. She refutes each reason presented, casting doubts in the author's beliefs.
Firstly, the lecture points out that the fossils sold to private owners, instead of to be exposed in a museum, are out of the sight of the public, which undermine their interest on them. However, the professor disproves this point stating that, thanks to the growing interest, exist innumerable fossils available in the market that could be acquired by institutions without a giant budget, like libraries or schools, which facilitate the access of the public to them.
Secondly, the text argues that, due to fossils are now privates pieces, the scientists do not have access to them, difficulting valuable discoveries. Notwithstanding, the lecturer mention that this argument is not realistic, because before to put a price on a piece, it has to pass through the examination of scientists who are the only ones capacitated to determinate their authenticity and characteristics. Therefore, the scientific community could recollect any new data available.
Finally, the reading remarks that owing to this practice, relevant scientific evidence is lost when fossils are removed from the place where was discovered. Nonetheless, the orator highlights the weakness of this point, noticing that thanks to this an elevated number of fossils have been found and, even with that drawback, it is better to count with them and the information that they offer than to have it underground and unfounded.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Suggestion:
...ing doubts in the authors beliefs. Firstly, the lecture points out that the...
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Suggestion:
... the access of the public to them. Secondly, the text argues that, due to f...
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Suggestion:
... recollect any new data available. Finally, the reading remarks that owing ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, first, firstly, however, if, nonetheless, second, secondly, so, then, therefore, whereas, as to
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 19.0 12.0772626932 157% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 37.0 30.3222958057 122% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1532.0 1373.03311258 112% => OK
No of words: 282.0 270.72406181 104% => OK
Chars per words: 5.43262411348 5.08290768461 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.09790868904 4.04702891845 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.92323356957 2.5805825403 113% => OK
Unique words: 169.0 145.348785872 116% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.599290780142 0.540411800872 111% => OK
syllable_count: 454.5 419.366225166 108% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 13.0662251656 77% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 28.0 21.2450331126 132% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 72.4414246133 49.2860985944 147% => OK
Chars per sentence: 153.2 110.228320801 139% => OK
Words per sentence: 28.2 21.698381199 130% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.4 7.06452816374 147% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => 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: 0.331221612364 0.272083759551 122% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.117350793617 0.0996497079465 118% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0802381061978 0.0662205650399 121% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.182460574175 0.162205337803 112% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0394539625662 0.0443174109184 89% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 18.2 13.3589403974 136% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 43.06 53.8541721854 80% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 5.55761589404 202% => Smog_index is high.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 11.0289183223 129% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.51 12.2367328918 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.5 8.42419426049 113% => OK
difficult_words: 80.0 63.6247240618 126% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 13.2 10.498013245 126% => 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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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.