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 year | TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ACT PTE ESL

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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 year

The reading and the lecture are both about the stone jars found in an ancient site in Laos. While the author of the reading passage proposes some theories about the application of these stone jars, the professor frowns upon all these theories and claims that the purpose of stone jars is still a mystery. The lecturer casts doubt on the main point mentioned in the essay by providing three controversial reasons.

In the text, the author begins by saying that the jars might have been used for fermentation in order to make drinks for occasional ceremonies. However, the professor disagrees with this idea. He asserts that people in Laos were used to using a container made out of clay to ferment a beverage since creating stone jars was both expensive and time-consuming, while the container made out of clay had the same quality as the containers made out of stone jars.

Furthermore, according to the reading passage, people in Laos used these jars to store water because of drought. This reason explains the fact that many of the jars have been discovered near the bargain routes. On the other hand, the professor points out that the trade routes were in proximity to rivers, and people traveling these routes did not need the use the water in jars since they could have used the freshwater of the rivers.

Finally, the writer believes that since artifacts such as jewelry are found in these jars, they might have been used as tombs. Not surprisingly, the lecturer refutes this claim by contending that the ancient tombs are covered in order to protect both human remains and artifacts against thieves and weather. Nevertheless, neither were the jars that have been found in this location covered by a covering, nor did any covering discover nearby.

To sum up, both the lecturer and the author hold conflicting views on the purpose of stone jars discovered in Laos.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, furthermore, however, if, nevertheless, so, still, while, as to, such as, to sum up, on the other hand

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 10.4613686534 115% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 5.04856512141 79% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 12.0772626932 66% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 20.0 22.412803532 89% => OK
Preposition: 49.0 30.3222958057 162% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1563.0 1373.03311258 114% => OK
No of words: 320.0 270.72406181 118% => OK
Chars per words: 4.884375 5.08290768461 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.22948505376 4.04702891845 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.47753776144 2.5805825403 96% => OK
Unique words: 156.0 145.348785872 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.4875 0.540411800872 90% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 477.9 419.366225166 114% => 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: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 13.0662251656 99% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 21.2450331126 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 58.7229983273 49.2860985944 119% => OK
Chars per sentence: 120.230769231 110.228320801 109% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.6153846154 21.698381199 113% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.53846153846 7.06452816374 121% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
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: 0.157318103038 0.272083759551 58% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0599421765603 0.0996497079465 60% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0482456791006 0.0662205650399 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0914746101754 0.162205337803 56% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0415590516907 0.0443174109184 94% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.9 13.3589403974 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.58 53.8541721854 103% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.32 12.2367328918 93% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.03 8.42419426049 95% => OK
difficult_words: 65.0 63.6247240618 102% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 10.498013245 110% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 70 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 21 Out of 30
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Essay evaluations by e-grader

Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, furthermore, however, if, nevertheless, so, still, while, as to, such as, to sum up, on the other hand

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