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

In the reading passage, the author asserts three reasons why the Pterosaurs are not capable of powered flight, which was refuted by the professor in the lecture who claims Pterosaurs could be capable of powered flight.

First, the author suggests that the Pterosaurs, might as other ancient reptiles, are cold-blooded, meaning they cannot offer enough energy for powered flight. However, the professor indicates that the Pterosaurs' fossil shows that the Pterosaurs have fur covering which is the main feature of the modern bird. Therefore the Pterosaurs could be warm-blooded. With fur covering and being warm-blooded. The Pterosaurs could produce enough energy for powered flight.

Second, the author mentions that the Pterosaurs is too heavy to fly. In contrast, the professor points out that there is plenty of characteristic of Pterosaurs' body making it light enough to fly, like the hollow bones.

Finally, the author insists that the Pterosaurs' back leg are too weak to run fast enough to take off as the modern bird. Nevertheless, the professor refutes that there is the difference between the modern birds and the Pterosaurs. The modern birds use two legs to take off while the Pterosaurs use all four limbs. According to the recent research, even the most largest Pterosaurs could use their four limbs to run as fast as the modern birds. Therefore, Pterosaurs are capable of powered flight as the modern birds do.

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Average: 6.8 (1 vote)
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 310, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Therefore,
...is the main feature of the modern bird. Therefore the Pterosaurs could be warm-blooded. W...
^^^^^^^^^
Line 7, column 358, Rule ID: MOST_SUPERLATIVE[1]
Message: Use only 'largest' (without 'most') when you use the superlative.
Suggestion: largest
...ording to the recent research, even the most largest Pterosaurs could use their four limbs t...
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 7, column 358, Rule ID: THE_SUPERLATIVE[2]
Message: A determiner is probably missing here: 'most the largest'.
Suggestion: most the largest
...ording to the recent research, even the most largest Pterosaurs could use their four limbs t...
^^^^^^^^^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, first, however, if, nevertheless, second, so, therefore, while, in contrast

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 10.4613686534 115% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 2.0 7.30242825607 27% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 10.0 12.0772626932 83% => OK
Pronoun: 10.0 22.412803532 45% => OK
Preposition: 23.0 30.3222958057 76% => OK
Nominalization: 1.0 5.01324503311 20% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1201.0 1373.03311258 87% => OK
No of words: 231.0 270.72406181 85% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.19913419913 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.89854898053 4.04702891845 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.65880524465 2.5805825403 103% => OK
Unique words: 116.0 145.348785872 80% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.502164502165 0.540411800872 93% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 350.1 419.366225166 83% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 3.25607064018 0% => OK
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 2.5761589404 194% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 13.0662251656 99% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 49.7982913611 49.2860985944 101% => OK
Chars per sentence: 92.3846153846 110.228320801 84% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.7692307692 21.698381199 82% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.46153846154 7.06452816374 91% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => 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: 0.366667914783 0.272083759551 135% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.14913927339 0.0996497079465 150% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0656104667338 0.0662205650399 99% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.21939386444 0.162205337803 135% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0670452175929 0.0443174109184 151% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.9 13.3589403974 89% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 62.68 53.8541721854 116% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 11.0289183223 79% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.58 12.2367328918 103% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.21 8.42419426049 86% => OK
difficult_words: 40.0 63.6247240618 63% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 10.7273730684 70% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.498013245 84% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 68.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 20.5 Out of 30
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