TPO-23 - Integrated Writing Task Populations of the yellow cedar, a species of tree that is common in northwestern North America, have been steadily declining for more than a century now, since about 1880. Scientists have advanced several hypotheses expla

According to the given set of reading the passage, it is the author's conviction that the yellow cader, which is a prevalent tree in northwestern North America, have begun to reducing in numbers due to several highlighted reasons. However, the lecturer casts doubt on this claim and refutes each of the author's specific point by giving some counter-arguments that are as follows:
First of all, the reading passage holds the view that the reduction of this specific tree is because of the fact that the wood of this tree is invaded and consumed by some particular insects. On the contrary, the lecturer finds this reason unconvincing and asserts that this tree is more resistant to this kind of invasions. He mentions that there is a specific saturated chemical on the leaves of this tree which is poisonous to insects. As a result, this powerful chemical is a shield against insects attack.
Secondly, although the author posits that bears feed on this tree due to the existence of a huge amount of sugar within it, the lecturer rejects this idea too. He explains that yellow cedar declination is extended to the main island of northwestern of North America which there is no brown bear in this area. Thus, the bears are not responsible for decreasing of these trees.
As the last point to emphasize the reading claim, the author says that climate variation is another reason that has an important role on the weakness of root system. Yet again, the lecturer states on the opposite side and contradicts that a great reduction of these trees has been observed on the lower elevations. He also adds that the frigid temperature in higher elevation is relevant to the killing of these trees but most of the died trees are in warmer areas. Therefore, climate fluctuations cannot explain this decline.

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Average: 8 (1 vote)
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 62, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...n set of reading the passage, it is the authors conviction that the yellow cader, which...
^^^^^^^
Line 1, column 379, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...e counter-arguments that are as follows: First of all, the reading passage holds ...
^^^
Line 2, column 94, Rule ID: BECAUSE_OF_THE_FACT_THAT[1]
Message: This phrase is redundant. Use simply 'because'.
Suggestion: because
... the reduction of this specific tree is because of the fact that the wood of this tree is invaded and co...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, however, if, second, secondly, so, therefore, thus, kind of, as a result, first of all, on the contrary

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.4613686534 153% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 1.0 5.04856512141 20% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 12.0772626932 124% => OK
Pronoun: 32.0 22.412803532 143% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 43.0 30.3222958057 142% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1495.0 1373.03311258 109% => OK
No of words: 306.0 270.72406181 113% => OK
Chars per words: 4.88562091503 5.08290768461 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.18244613648 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.65374166502 2.5805825403 103% => OK
Unique words: 162.0 145.348785872 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.529411764706 0.540411800872 98% => OK
syllable_count: 456.3 419.366225166 109% => 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: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 25.0 21.2450331126 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 74.433928569 49.2860985944 151% => OK
Chars per sentence: 124.583333333 110.228320801 113% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.5 21.698381199 118% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.0833333333 7.06452816374 143% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => 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: 3.0 4.27373068433 70% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.295107995374 0.272083759551 108% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.107899633518 0.0996497079465 108% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0421165529913 0.0662205650399 64% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.174008274866 0.162205337803 107% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.051830361443 0.0443174109184 117% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.4 13.3589403974 108% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 54.56 53.8541721854 101% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.0289183223 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.38 12.2367328918 93% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.64 8.42419426049 103% => OK
difficult_words: 73.0 63.6247240618 115% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 18.0 10.7273730684 168% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.498013245 114% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => 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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