Nutria is a beaver like rat sized approximately 24 inches long growing up to 20 pounds and usually living in semi aquatic habitats This creature originated in South America but is now widely spread throughout the ecosystem becoming an annoying pest that h

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Nutria is a beaver-like rat, sized approximately 24 inches long, growing up to 20 pounds, and usually living in semi-aquatic habitats. This creature originated in South America but is now widely spread throughout the ecosystem, becoming an annoying pest that harms the environment. Several solutions to prevent nutrias have been proposed in response.

One way is to use strong fences and walls made out of hard materials. Since nutrias have strong teeth to chew off wooden or Styrofoam structures, metal fences and walls can be effective. This would prevent nutrias from damaging farms, lawns, and gardens. Once they are installed, an extra maintenance fee would not be necessary, which means it is also reasonable in terms of price.

The second way is to dry up the drainage. Any place where water is running can be an attractive place for nutrias to use as a habitat or a travel route. Consequently, removing water from drainage could stop the nutrias from populating the place. Such a measure would be effective, especially in highlands where drainage systems are frequently used for growing sugar canes or rice crops. This is because, in contrast to lowlands, water does not stream permanently in high sites.

The third method is to cook nutrias for food. Unlike common thoughts, nutria meat has a tender texture, making it a favorable delicacy to the dinner table. Nutrias are also very nutritious. They contain high amounts of proteins and carbohydrates and low levels of fat and cholesterol than other domestic animals. For example, beef has less than 17 grams of protein per 100 grams, while nutrias contain an average of 22 grams.

The passage states that nutria has become widespread in the ecosystem and is becoming annoying pest that harms the environment. Moreover, the athour provides three solutions to prevents nutrias. However, the professor in the lecture says that the solutions may not be successful and repudiates each of the solutions.

First, the reading claims that by using strong fences and walls out of hard materials will be a preventivie solution. Notwithstanding, the professor refutes the view by saying that this will not be effective. He describes that nutrias are able to dig the ground, so by making wall with hard materials will not be able to prevent them. Even if the walls or fences are make from the deeper ground, nutrias can dig that and can penetrate the walls or fences.

Second, the passage posits that dry up the drainage can be another solution to eradicate nutrias. On the contrary, the professor challenges this point also and tells that this solution is too extreme. According to the professor, draining system is using for the farming and if ther is no drainage system, then farmer will not survive. It will also affect the normal people to live normal life.

Third, the author in the article mentions that another method to prevent nutrias is to cook them for food. Nevertheless, the professor opposes this solution too and describes that a nutria's body contains a lot of bacteria and parasites. These bactereia and parasites cause different diseases. For example bacteria may cause body problem, and parasites may cause rush on skin, fever, and wieght loss to consumers. Therefore, nutrias are not suitable as a food.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 453, Rule ID: A_UNCOUNTABLE[1]
Message: Uncountable nouns are usually not used with an indefinite article. Use simply 'food'.
Suggestion: food
... Therefore, nutrias are not suitable as a food.
^^^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, however, if, may, moreover, nevertheless, second, so, then, therefore, third, for example, on the contrary

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 5.04856512141 218% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 13.0 7.30242825607 178% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 20.0 22.412803532 89% => OK
Preposition: 23.0 30.3222958057 76% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1368.0 1373.03311258 100% => OK
No of words: 271.0 270.72406181 100% => OK
Chars per words: 5.0479704797 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.05734859645 4.04702891845 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.6401640268 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 146.0 145.348785872 100% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.538745387454 0.540411800872 100% => OK
syllable_count: 413.1 419.366225166 99% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 13.0662251656 122% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 21.2450331126 75% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 28.2593319764 49.2860985944 57% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 85.5 110.228320801 78% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.9375 21.698381199 78% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.4375 7.06452816374 105% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0854200664963 0.272083759551 31% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0310389650579 0.0996497079465 31% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0442014202743 0.0662205650399 67% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0557628659516 0.162205337803 34% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0286133101154 0.0443174109184 65% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.8 13.3589403974 81% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 63.7 53.8541721854 118% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.4 11.0289183223 76% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.71 12.2367328918 96% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.33 8.42419426049 99% => OK
difficult_words: 67.0 63.6247240618 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.498013245 80% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => 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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