TPO-29 integrated writing task
The reading and the lecture are both about the several arguments that support the migration of North Slope dinosaurs which survived the winter by migrating south to more hospitable regions. As opposed to, the lecturer who counters-argue that viewpoint, trying to prove that these three arguments do not seem convincing.
First and foremost, the writer mentions that the edmontosaur's diet supports the migration theory. He says that since the dinosaurs fed themselves with plants during the winter it would be hard for them to find any plant. Therefore, they had to move on places that have enough food. On the contrary, the professor cannot disagree more, reasoning that dinosaurs did not have to migrate because the climate was warmer than it is today during the summer they had twenty four hour sun. which helped plants to grow. Apart from that, in the winter a lot of dead plants can serve as nutrients.
The second argument that the author gives is that many edmontosaru skeletons have been found at the same site. So that suggest that they lived in herd. Animals that migrate usually live in herds. Consequently, that tells us that dinosaurs could migrate too. However, the lecturer cannot be more outraged, explaining that living in herds does not mean that they had to migrate. For example, Elk live in herds, but they do not migrate. In addition, animals live in herds for different reasons such as to protect themselves from predators.
Finally, on one hand, the passage points out that dinosaurs were physically capable of migrating long distance. Also, they could run very fast, so they could have easily used locomotive power to move. Nevertheless, the professor declares that it is true that adult dinosaurs can move faster, but what about young dinosaurs which cannot move as faster as adults. As a result, adults would not live behind their youngest. Therefore, they could not be able to migrate.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 4, column 460, Rule ID: EN_COMPOUNDS
Message: This word is normally spelled with hyphen.
Suggestion: twenty-four
... it is today during the summer they had twenty four hour sun. which helped plants to grow. ...
^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 4, column 482, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Which
...e summer they had twenty four hour sun. which helped plants to grow. Apart from that,...
^^^^^
Line 4, column 482, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “which” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...e summer they had twenty four hour sun. which helped plants to grow. Apart from that,...
^^^^^
Line 6, column 112, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[3]
Message: “So that” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...etons have been found at the same site. So that suggest that they lived in herd. Animal...
^^^^^^^
Line 8, column 352, Rule ID: COMP_THAN[3]
Message: Comparison requires 'than', not 'then' nor 'as'.
Suggestion: than
...g dinosaurs which cannot move as faster as adults. As a result, adults would not l...
^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, consequently, finally, first, however, if, nevertheless, second, so, therefore, apart from, as to, for example, in addition, such as, as a result, it is true, on the contrary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 10.4613686534 96% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 5.04856512141 218% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 24.0 12.0772626932 199% => OK
Pronoun: 38.0 22.412803532 170% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 36.0 30.3222958057 119% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1608.0 1373.03311258 117% => OK
No of words: 319.0 270.72406181 118% => OK
Chars per words: 5.0407523511 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.22617688928 4.04702891845 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.48185997479 2.5805825403 96% => OK
Unique words: 185.0 145.348785872 127% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.579937304075 0.540411800872 107% => OK
syllable_count: 480.6 419.366225166 115% => 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: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 2.5761589404 194% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 13.0662251656 153% => OK
Sentence length: 15.0 21.2450331126 71% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 47.4999736842 49.2860985944 96% => OK
Chars per sentence: 80.4 110.228320801 73% => OK
Words per sentence: 15.95 21.698381199 74% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.25 7.06452816374 131% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 4.19205298013 119% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 4.33554083885 185% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.27373068433 187% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.427203258887 0.272083759551 157% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.114160262613 0.0996497079465 115% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0740588073574 0.0662205650399 112% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.240649792388 0.162205337803 148% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0299692127156 0.0443174109184 68% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.3 13.3589403974 77% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 64.71 53.8541721854 120% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.0 11.0289183223 73% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.66 12.2367328918 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.7 8.42419426049 91% => OK
difficult_words: 67.0 63.6247240618 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 10.7273730684 98% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.0 10.498013245 76% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 23.5 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.