The integrated task from Official TOEFL ibt Volume 2 test #3
In the reading, the author claims that people especially new generations are reading far less literature-novel, plays, and poems and provides three reasons of support. However, the author disagrees and refutes each of author's reasons.
First, the reading author admits that if there is a decline in book reading, so the numbers cut down for literature also. The lecturer rejects the point and she says that the books do not need to be literature to read, while there is history, science and other books those are well written and the people read these books do not show the decrease of reading books.
Second, the author claims that the missing out on the advantage of literature is not the only a problem and says they are poor writers and superficial books. However, the professor refutes the point and she mentions that the reading and cultures have changed. She illustrates this point by giving an example of listening to music which is more direct and people now read the books which directly state the issues.
Third, the author states that the trend of reading less literature is all the more regrettable because it is taking place during a period when good literature is being written. The lecturer opposes and she mentions that it is less supportive, and sometime we should not blame readers instead the author must suffer. sometimes it is difficult to understand when you read.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... and refutes each of authors reasons. First, the reading author admits that if...
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Line 2, column 123, Rule ID: ALSO_SENT_END[1]
Message: 'Also' is not used at the end of the sentence. Use 'as well' instead.
Suggestion: as well
... so the numbers cut down for literature also. The lecturer rejects the point and she...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...ot show the decrease of reading books. Second, the author claims that the missi...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...books which directly state the issues. Third, the author states that the trend ...
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Line 4, column 320, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Sometimes
...readers instead the author must suffer. sometimes it is difficult to understand when you ...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... difficult to understand when you read.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, however, if, second, so, third, well, while
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 10.4613686534 134% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 7.30242825607 178% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 20.0 22.412803532 89% => OK
Preposition: 17.0 30.3222958057 56% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 1.0 5.01324503311 20% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1158.0 1373.03311258 84% => OK
No of words: 235.0 270.72406181 87% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.92765957447 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.91531732006 4.04702891845 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.50814878375 2.5805825403 97% => OK
Unique words: 129.0 145.348785872 89% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.548936170213 0.540411800872 102% => OK
syllable_count: 350.1 419.366225166 83% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
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: 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: 23.0 21.2450331126 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 52.519044165 49.2860985944 107% => OK
Chars per sentence: 115.8 110.228320801 105% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.5 21.698381199 108% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.6 7.06452816374 79% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 4.19205298013 143% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 4.33554083885 46% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => 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: 0.0 0.272083759551 0% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0 0.0996497079465 0% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0 0.0662205650399 0% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0 0.162205337803 0% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0 0.0443174109184 0% => 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: 13.5 13.3589403974 101% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 56.59 53.8541721854 105% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.61 12.2367328918 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.8 8.42419426049 93% => OK
difficult_words: 45.0 63.6247240618 71% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 10.7273730684 131% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.498013245 107% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.2008830022 125% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.
Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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