TPO-18 - Integrated Writing Task In the 1950s Torreya taxifoha, a type of evergreen tree once very common in the state of Florida, started to die out. No one is sure exactly what caused the decline, but chances are good that if nothing is done, Torreya
The reading passage discusses three ways to address the decline of Torreya. However, the speaker in the lecture casts doubt on the claims made in the article. She mentions that none of the solutions would be adequate.
First and foremost, the author contends that reintroducing Torreya in the northern parts where there is a cooler and wetter microclimate that favors its growth could help counter the dwindling in the population. Nevertheless, the lecturer brings up the fact that the temperature might have increased in this area due to global warming and the loss of wetlands. As a result, the reestablishment of the species would not be supported.
Secondly, the writer assumes that assisted migration to a furher north location could help Torreyea to survive. Conversely, the professor believes that assisted migration could have unpredicted outcomes such as killing other native species, which are also endangered. The lecturer elaborates that this actually happened when humans tried to utilize this method with the black locus.
Lastly, the excerpt posits that the seeds could be preserved in the research centers where scientists would ensure the survival of the species and also conduct further studies on the plant. In contrast, the lecturer illustrates that the seeds in the laboratory would not be resistant to diseases since researchers would only be able to keep a small number of them. assuming that resistance to infections need a large genetically diverse population, the plants in the centers would be so vulnerable to diseases on the long-term
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 19, column 342, Rule ID: SMALL_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, use 'a few', or use 'some'
Suggestion: a few; some
... researchers would only be able to keep a small number of them. assuming that resistance to infec...
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Line 19, column 366, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Assuming
...be able to keep a small number of them. assuming that resistance to infections need a la...
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Line 19, column 527, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... vulnerable to diseases on the long-term
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, conversely, first, however, lastly, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, in contrast, such as, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 10.4613686534 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 5.04856512141 238% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 22.412803532 71% => OK
Preposition: 30.0 30.3222958057 99% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1342.0 1373.03311258 98% => OK
No of words: 249.0 270.72406181 92% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.38955823293 5.08290768461 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.97237131171 4.04702891845 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.79914781033 2.5805825403 108% => OK
Unique words: 149.0 145.348785872 103% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.598393574297 0.540411800872 111% => OK
syllable_count: 395.1 419.366225166 94% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.23620309051 134% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 48.7244947525 49.2860985944 99% => OK
Chars per sentence: 111.833333333 110.228320801 101% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.75 21.698381199 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.0833333333 7.06452816374 143% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.27373068433 47% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.2750111222 0.272083759551 101% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0875863167359 0.0996497079465 88% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.063220006032 0.0662205650399 95% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.146666903328 0.162205337803 90% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0580031120438 0.0443174109184 131% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.3 13.3589403974 107% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.98 12.2367328918 114% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.77 8.42419426049 116% => OK
difficult_words: 81.0 63.6247240618 127% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 10.7273730684 79% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.2008830022 89% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27 Out of 30
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