tpo30
The passage and the lecturer both discuss an ancient weapon that was used in the greek, burning mirror. The author of the article believes that this equipment is not very useful. However, the professor holds an opposite opinion and tells students it is really great weapon. both of them state their reasons which I mention below.
Firstly, the passage talks about the feasibility of producing such a weapon in those times in greek. it mentions those days the technology was not advanced enough to build this kind of weapon. The lecturer refutes this opinion and says that it is not important to have that technology to build this weapon with such a big mirror. It can be structured by clinging separated mirrors.
secondly, The author in the passage claims that it is not possible to use this weapon in wartime since you want to burn ships in a shorter time, but this weapon needs at least ten minutes to set the ships on fire. Nonetheless, the professor accepts the opinion of the writer about wood but she highlights that ships at those times have extra material to make them waterproof. This thing burns immediately after getting the heat which comes from the "burning mirror" so it can spreads the fire even while the ships are moving. She believes this device is effective in the war to destroy the enemies' ships.
Finally, the reading passage emphasizes the fact that in the past there were other weapons such as flaming arrows, which are easier to use and the burning mirror did not have any special advantage in comparison with this weapon. On the other hand, the lecturer strongly disagrees with the passage because she thinks there are considerable distinctions between this advance equipment with those simple weapons. She counts some benefits of this innovative weapon such as it burned ships suddenly without any previous sights but when archers used flaming arrows the ship's crew could see it and noticed that the enemy is going to throw arrows toward the ship. So the new weapon has the advantage of surprise.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 275, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Both
...lls students it is really great weapon. both of them state their reasons which I men...
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Line 3, column 102, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: It
... such a weapon in those times in greek. it mentions those days the technology was ...
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Line 5, column 1, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Secondly
...ctured by clinging separated mirrors. secondly, The author in the passage claims that ...
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Line 5, column 487, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[1]
Message: The verb 'can' requires the base form of the verb: 'spread'
Suggestion: spread
...he 'burning mirror' so it can spreads the fire even while the ships are movin...
^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, firstly, however, nonetheless, really, second, secondly, so, while, at least, kind of, such as, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 40.0 22.412803532 178% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 46.0 30.3222958057 152% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1694.0 1373.03311258 123% => OK
No of words: 347.0 270.72406181 128% => OK
Chars per words: 4.8818443804 5.08290768461 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.31600926901 4.04702891845 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.4024455534 2.5805825403 93% => OK
Unique words: 184.0 145.348785872 127% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.530259365994 0.540411800872 98% => OK
syllable_count: 518.4 419.366225166 124% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
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: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 13.0662251656 122% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 62.5879381351 49.2860985944 127% => OK
Chars per sentence: 105.875 110.228320801 96% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.6875 21.698381199 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.375 7.06452816374 119% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 10.0 4.45695364238 224% => Less negative sentences wanted.
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: 0.337739551109 0.272083759551 124% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.108814905807 0.0996497079465 109% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0778103401893 0.0662205650399 118% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.215027591688 0.162205337803 133% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0221070056324 0.0443174109184 50% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.4 13.3589403974 93% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 58.62 53.8541721854 109% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 11.0289183223 93% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.02 12.2367328918 90% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.0 8.42419426049 95% => OK
difficult_words: 73.0 63.6247240618 115% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 10.7273730684 61% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => 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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