The Plain of Jars is an archaeological site in the Southeast Asian country of Laos. At the site, hundreds of large stone jars, ranging in size from one to three meters, are scattered across the countryside These numerous large containers are around 2,000 years old. The original purpose of the jars is unknown, but archaeologists have several theories.
First； the jars may have been used for fermentation. In fermentation, food or drink is left in a sealed container in order to undergo a chemical change According to some local residents, the jars were originally constructed by a king in order to ferment a special beverage to celebrate a great victory It would be possible to use the jars for fermentation, so the local people's story could be true.
Second, the jars may have been used for water storage. Laos experiences rainy and dry seasons, and finding water during the dry seasons can be difficult. The Plain of Jars is located near ancient trade routes, where traveling traders may have needed drinking water. The jars could have been constructed to collect water during the rainy season so that traders passing through the area would have a source of drinking water during the dry seas on.
Third, it is possible that the Plain of Jars was an ancient burial site, and the jars were tombs (places where human remains are deposited). Much of the contents of the ancient jars is now gone, but they are large enough to hold human remains. Furthermore, artifacts such as metal tools, jewelry, and glass beads have been found in some of the jars. Burying the dead alongside valuable artifacts was a common practice in ancient cultures. Ancient people may have buried their dead in the jars along with the artifacts
The passage discusses the Plain of Jars and the theories concerning the reason for their existence. The lecturer argues against the reasonings, pointing out that the purpose of these jars remains mysterious to this day.
First, the author says that the jars were used for fermentation. However, the lecturer explains that in ancient times jars made of clay were the widespread way to ferment food and drinks. Even though stone jars could be used for the same purpose, the process of making stone jars was arduous and took a significant amount of time and effort. The stone jars are unlikely to have been used for fermentation while clay jars were available.
The second theory considers the jars to have been used as water storage for travelers since they were situated near an ancient trade route. The lecturer disputes this by pointing out that such routes were typically made alongside water sources and rivers; hence, the travelers did not need the jars to provide fresh water.
Third, the article points out that the jars might have been used as burial sites due to the artifacts found within them. The lecturer points out that the tomb theory may have been reasonable if these jars had been covered to protect the remains of the deceased and artifacts from different weathers and thieves aiming for the expensive artifacts. However, the tomb theory is unlikely to be true because there are no covers.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 140, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_BEGINNING_RULE
Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, hence, however, if, may, second, so, third, while
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.4613686534 153% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 5.04856512141 79% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 12.0772626932 50% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 13.0 22.412803532 58% => OK
Preposition: 27.0 30.3222958057 89% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1172.0 1373.03311258 85% => OK
No of words: 238.0 270.72406181 88% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.9243697479 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.92775363542 4.04702891845 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.32413337235 2.5805825403 90% => OK
Unique words: 130.0 145.348785872 89% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.546218487395 0.540411800872 101% => OK
syllable_count: 358.2 419.366225166 85% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 3.25607064018 0% => OK
Article: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 0.0 2.5761589404 0% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 11.0 13.0662251656 84% => 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: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 44.7503635887 49.2860985944 91% => OK
Chars per sentence: 106.545454545 110.228320801 97% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.6363636364 21.698381199 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.09090909091 7.06452816374 72% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 4.45695364238 45% => More negative sentences wanted.
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: 0.15251110412 0.272083759551 56% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0688062404753 0.0996497079465 69% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0330649691522 0.0662205650399 50% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0978447208346 0.162205337803 60% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.027324298857 0.0443174109184 62% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.6 13.3589403974 94% => 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: 11.26 12.2367328918 92% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.33 8.42419426049 99% => OK
difficult_words: 55.0 63.6247240618 86% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => 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: 80.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.0 Out of 30
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