TPO-47 - Integrated Writing Task Pterosaurs were an ancient group of winged reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs. Many pterosaurs were very large, some as large as a giraffe and with a wingspan of over 12 meters. Paleontologists have long wondered

The both reading and lecture discuss three hypothesis around Pterosaurs which were ancient group of winged reptiles could fly with their heavy bodies or not. The author mentions that palentologists are in dilemma whether they could fly or glide with a wingspan over 12 meters. However, the speaker disagrees and explains three counterarguments.
To begin with, the article points out that Pterosaurs were cold-blooded. Therefore, they could not produce lots of energy. In fact, these kind of animals need much more energy to fly with those heavy wings. As a result, they have not been able to fly. Otherwise, the lecture oposes this idea and indicates that Pterosaurs had hallow bones instead of solid ones. Hence, their weight should be low enogh to easily fly.

Moreover, the text posits that Pterosaurs were so huge such as a giraffe. So, they did not have the ability to flap their wings to be fast in any length of time. On the other hand, the speaker denies and mentions thatif these kind of animals were look like a bird we ca accept this idea. But they do not. In other words, they had many differences with birds. For instance, they have hind limbs which help them to flap their heavy wings.

Finally, the passage explains that Pterasaurs had two small and weak back legs. So, they could not be able to be fast or jump like other birds. In contrast, the reading section disagrees and illustrates that Pterasaurs had four limbs and they walk with all of them. In addition, they use all of them not only back ones. Therefore, they were fast enough in jumping and running.

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Average: 7.5 (1 vote)
Essay Categories

Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 44, Rule ID: CD_NN[1]
Message: Possible agreement error. The noun 'hypothesis' seems to be countable, so consider using: 'hypotheses', 'hypothesises'.
Suggestion: hypotheses; hypothesises
... both reading and lecture discuss three hypothesis around Pterosaurs which were ancient gr...
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Line 2, column 133, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this kind' or 'these kinds'?
Suggestion: this kind; these kinds
...ld not produce lots of energy. In fact, these kind of animals need much more energy to fly...
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Line 4, column 221, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this kind' or 'these kinds'?
Suggestion: this kind; these kinds
... the speaker denies and mentions thatif these kind of animals were look like a bird we ca ...
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Line 4, column 268, Rule ID: CA_PRP[2]
Message: Possible typo. Did you mean 'can'?
Suggestion: can
...ind of animals were look like a bird we ca accept this idea. But they do not. In o...
^^
Line 4, column 271, Rule ID: HE_VERB_AGR[8]
Message: The proper name in singular (ca) must be used with a third-person verb: 'accepts'.
Suggestion: accepts
... of animals were look like a bird we ca accept this idea. But they do not. In other wo...
^^^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, hence, however, if, look, moreover, so, therefore, for instance, in addition, in contrast, in fact, kind of, such as, as a result, in other words, to begin with, on the other hand

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 10.4613686534 105% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 7.30242825607 164% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 12.0772626932 66% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 35.0 30.3222958057 115% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 5.01324503311 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1313.0 1373.03311258 96% => OK
No of words: 275.0 270.72406181 102% => OK
Chars per words: 4.77454545455 5.08290768461 94% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.07223819929 4.04702891845 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.38028819701 2.5805825403 92% => OK
Unique words: 153.0 145.348785872 105% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.556363636364 0.540411800872 103% => OK
syllable_count: 387.9 419.366225166 92% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.55342163355 90% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 10.0 3.25607064018 307% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 2.5761589404 233% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 13.0662251656 153% => OK
Sentence length: 13.0 21.2450331126 61% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 32.8064018143 49.2860985944 67% => OK
Chars per sentence: 65.65 110.228320801 60% => More chars_per_sentence wanted.
Words per sentence: 13.75 21.698381199 63% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.65 7.06452816374 137% => 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 : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.27373068433 164% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.344567470677 0.272083759551 127% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.101920675721 0.0996497079465 102% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0702881137689 0.0662205650399 106% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.213149619328 0.162205337803 131% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0574013578576 0.0443174109184 130% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 7.9 13.3589403974 59% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 75.2 53.8541721854 140% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 6.0 11.0289183223 54% => Flesch kincaid grade is low.
coleman_liau_index: 9.79 12.2367328918 80% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.27 8.42419426049 86% => OK
difficult_words: 52.0 63.6247240618 82% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 10.7273730684 61% => OK
gunning_fog: 7.2 10.498013245 69% => OK
text_standard: 7.0 11.2008830022 62% => The average readability is low. Need to imporve the language.
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 75.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.5 Out of 30
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