Both the reading passage and the lecture discuss theories about the original purposes of numerous large containers found in the Plain of Jars in Laos. However, the professor in the lecture disagrees with each of the theories mentioned in the reading.
First, it can't be true that the jars were made for the purpose of fermenting food and beverage. The lecturer holds that clay pots were more frequently used by local residents as containers for fermentation. Although stone jars could also been used for this chemical process, they took a lot of effort, time and resources to be constructed. This suggests it is unlikely that the local people would opt to use those jars for fermenting food while making clay pots was a much easier option and they were just as effective.
Second, the speaker doesn't agree with the trader theory as believed by the archeologists. He points out that although the jars were located near ancient trade routes, these routes were close to rivers and streams which could have provide them fresh water on the way. Therefore, it was unlikely that the travelers would need an additional source of water to drink from, such as water stored in the stone jars.
Third, there were flaws in the assumption that the Plain of Jars were used as tombs for burying the dead. It is undeniable that if human remains and artifacts were to buried in these stone containers, there would have been some jar covers to protect them from the weather and thieves. That being said, no covers have ever been found on the site and nearby areas. Thus, the possibility of the Plain of Jars serving burial purpose can be ruled out.
In conclusion, the lecturer and the archeologists in the reading holds conflicting views on why the ancient stone jars were constructed in the country of Laos.
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 11, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
... mentioned in the reading. First, it cant be true that the jars were made for the...
^^^^
Line 3, column 11, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'cants'?
Suggestion: cants
... mentioned in the reading. First, it cant be true that the jars were made for the...
^^^^
Line 5, column 21, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: doesn't
...st as effective. Second, the speaker doesnt agree with the trader theory as believe...
^^^^^^
Line 5, column 231, Rule ID: HAVE_PART_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Use past participle here: 'provided'.
Suggestion: provided
... to rivers and streams which could have provide them fresh water on the way. Therefore,...
^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, however, if, second, so, therefore, third, thus, while, as to, in conclusion, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 20.0 10.4613686534 191% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 5.04856512141 139% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 12.0772626932 75% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 22.0 22.412803532 98% => OK
Preposition: 39.0 30.3222958057 129% => OK
Nominalization: 2.0 5.01324503311 40% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1494.0 1373.03311258 109% => OK
No of words: 309.0 270.72406181 114% => OK
Chars per words: 4.83495145631 5.08290768461 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.1926597562 4.04702891845 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.4352272356 2.5805825403 94% => OK
Unique words: 167.0 145.348785872 115% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.540453074434 0.540411800872 100% => OK
syllable_count: 444.6 419.366225166 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.55342163355 90% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 3.25607064018 246% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 5.0 8.23620309051 61% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.7962630589 49.2860985944 73% => OK
Chars per sentence: 106.714285714 110.228320801 97% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.0714285714 21.698381199 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.0 7.06452816374 99% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.511600345569 0.272083759551 188% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.164604528684 0.0996497079465 165% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0708431585048 0.0662205650399 107% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.250855762877 0.162205337803 155% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0951555367926 0.0443174109184 215% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.4 13.3589403974 93% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 66.07 53.8541721854 123% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 11.0289183223 86% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.73 12.2367328918 88% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.15 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 67.0 63.6247240618 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 10.7273730684 98% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 81.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.5 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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 11, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
... mentioned in the reading. First, it cant be true that the jars were made for the...
^^^^
Line 3, column 11, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'cants'?
Suggestion: cants
... mentioned in the reading. First, it cant be true that the jars were made for the...
^^^^
Line 5, column 21, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: doesn't
...st as effective. Second, the speaker doesnt agree with the trader theory as believe...
^^^^^^
Line 5, column 231, Rule ID: HAVE_PART_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Use past participle here: 'provided'.
Suggestion: provided
... to rivers and streams which could have provide them fresh water on the way. Therefore,...
^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, however, if, second, so, therefore, third, thus, while, as to, in conclusion, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 20.0 10.4613686534 191% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 5.04856512141 139% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 12.0772626932 75% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 22.0 22.412803532 98% => OK
Preposition: 39.0 30.3222958057 129% => OK
Nominalization: 2.0 5.01324503311 40% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1494.0 1373.03311258 109% => OK
No of words: 309.0 270.72406181 114% => OK
Chars per words: 4.83495145631 5.08290768461 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.1926597562 4.04702891845 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.4352272356 2.5805825403 94% => OK
Unique words: 167.0 145.348785872 115% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.540453074434 0.540411800872 100% => OK
syllable_count: 444.6 419.366225166 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.55342163355 90% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 3.25607064018 246% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 5.0 8.23620309051 61% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.7962630589 49.2860985944 73% => OK
Chars per sentence: 106.714285714 110.228320801 97% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.0714285714 21.698381199 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.0 7.06452816374 99% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.511600345569 0.272083759551 188% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.164604528684 0.0996497079465 165% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0708431585048 0.0662205650399 107% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.250855762877 0.162205337803 155% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0951555367926 0.0443174109184 215% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.4 13.3589403974 93% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 66.07 53.8541721854 123% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 11.0289183223 86% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.73 12.2367328918 88% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.15 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 67.0 63.6247240618 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 10.7273730684 98% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 81.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.5 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.