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In this set of materials, both the reading passage and the lecture discussed the replacement of gasoline with ethanol. The reading passage firmly criticize this replacement, however the lecture repudiated what stated in the reading resting upon fallacious premises and provides three counterclaims proofing that ethanol is an excellent alternative to be used instead of gasoline.
Firstly, the reading argued that if we started to use ethanol largely, we would cause more environmental problems, as one of the emission of ethanol combustion is carbon dioxide which is in fact one of the greenhouses; therefore, we would trap more heat in the atmosphere. The professor contradicted this point by acknowledging that as ethanol is being produced by corns, so if we want to produce more of that fuel we would have to harvest more corn plants consequently, the corns plants would use more case carbon dioxide from air as one sources of their nutrition.
Secondly, the article claimed that if we used corns for producing ethanol fuel, there would be a dramatic reduce of the amount of plants available for other uses like feeding farm animals. Notwithstanding the professor highlighted that, in the process of ethanol production some parts of the corn plant that are not eaten by animals like caws and chicken, are being used, so this two procedure will not interfere each other at all.
Lastly, the reading contended that usage of ethanol is not economically convincing if the government stop subcidizing this fuel. This seem to be incorrect as explained in the lecture. The speaker articulate that in near future the demand for ethanol fuel will rise, so that factories would have to increase their production; consequently even if the government stop its taxes, the price of ethanol fuel would decrease to a high extent.
a dramatic reduce
a dramatic decrease
Definitions of reduce
verb
make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
the need for businesses to reduce costs
synonyms: lessen, make smaller, lower, bring down, decrease, diminish, minimize, shrink, narrow, contract, shorten, ax, cut, cut back/down, make cutbacks in, trim, curtail, slim (down), prune, chop; discount, mark down, lower the price of, cut, cut in price, make cheaper, put on sale, slash, knock down
bring someone or something to (a lower or weaker state, condition, or role).
she has been reduced to near poverty
synonyms: bring to, bring to the point of, drive to
change a substance to (a different or more basic form).
it is difficult to understand how lava could have been reduced to dust
cause to combine chemically with hydrogen.
restore (a dislocated part) to its proper position by manipulation or surgery.
The dislocation is reduced at the hospital in Taos, but there are so many broken bones that I'll need surgery.
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if the government stop subcidizing this fuel.
if the government stops subsidizing this fuel.
This seem to be incorrect
This seems to be incorrect
The speaker articulate that
The speaker articulates that
if the government stop its taxes
if the government stops its taxes
Sentence: Lastly, the reading contended that usage of ethanol is not economically convincing if the government stop subcidizing this fuel.
Error: subcidizing Suggestion: subsidizing
flaws:
No. of Grammatical Errors: 5 2
The third reason is not exactly. listen to the last sentence of the lecture again 'three times...to 40%'.
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 20 in 30
Category: Satisfactory Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 5 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 1 2
No. of Sentences: 9 12
No. of Words: 297 250
No. of Characters: 1491 1200
No. of Different Words: 152 150
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.151 4.2
Average Word Length: 5.02 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.777 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 105 80
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 91 60
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 52 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 40 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 33 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 13.233 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.778 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.438 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.723 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.218 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4