In the United States, it had been common practice since the late 1960s no to suppress natural forest fires. The “let it burn” policy assumed that forest fire would burn themselves out quickly, without causing much damage. However, in the summer of 1988, forest fires in Yellowstone, the most famous national park in the country, burned for more than two months and spread over a huge area, encompassing more than 800,000 acres. Because of the large scale of the damage, many people called for replacing the “let it burn” policy with a policy of extinguishing forest fires as soon as they appeared. Three kinds of damage caused by the “let it burn” policy were emphasized by critics of the policy.
First, Yellowstone fires caused tremendous damage to the park’s trees and other vegetation. When the fires finally died out, nearly one third of Yellowstone’s land had been scorched. Trees were charred and blackened from flames and smoke. Smaller plants were entirely incinerated. What had been a national treasure now seemed like a devastated wasteland.
Second, the park wildlife was affected as well. Large animals like deer and elk were seen fleeing the fire. Many smaller species were probably unable to escape. There was also concern that the destruction of habitats and the disruption of food chains would make it impossible for the animals that survived the fire to return.
Third, the fires compromised the value of the park as a tourist attraction, which in turn had negative consequences for the local economy. With several thousand acres of the park engulfed in flames, the tourist season was cut short, and a large number of visitors decided to stay away. Of course, local businesses that depended on park visitors suffered as a result.
The reading claims that the "let it burn" policy must replaced with a policy of extinguishing forest fire because of its large scale of damge and provides three reseans by bringing up forest fire in Yellowstone which happens in 1988. However, the lecturer finds all ideas dubious and presents some evidence to refute them all.
The author argues that Yellow stone fires caused tremendous damage to parks trees and vegetation conversely the lecutere brings up the idea that diversity of Yellowstone trees became more because fire create space for small trees to appear and also provides high heat level for some seeds that need heat to flourish.
Furthermore the reading passage holds the view that parks animals affected too by destruction of their habitats and food chains.Professor undeline the fact that new trees which have been growth makes new habitats for small animals like rabit and hear.
Finally the reading asserts that Yellowstone was a tourist attraction but becasue several thousand acres of park engulfed in flame, large number of visitors decided to stay away in contrast, the speaker dismisses this issue due to the fact that this scale of fire is consequences of combination of many factors like low level rain and strong winds and this combination is so unsusal.visitors came back next year and after that.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 71, Rule ID: TO_NON_BASE[1]
Message: The verb after "to" should be in the base form: 'park'.
Suggestion: park
...stone fires caused tremendous damage to parks trees and vegetation conversely the lec...
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Line 5, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Furthermore,
...me seeds that need heat to flourish. Furthermore the reading passage holds the view that...
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Line 5, column 129, Rule ID: SENTENCE_WHITESPACE
Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: Professor
...ction of their habitats and food chains.Professor undeline the fact that new trees which ...
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Line 7, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Finally,
...r small animals like rabit and hear. Finally the reading asserts that Yellowstone wa...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, conversely, finally, furthermore, however, so, in contrast
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 4.0 10.4613686534 38% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 7.30242825607 137% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 22.412803532 71% => OK
Preposition: 28.0 30.3222958057 92% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1132.0 1373.03311258 82% => OK
No of words: 218.0 270.72406181 81% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.19266055046 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.84250218741 4.04702891845 95% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.63088491284 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 139.0 145.348785872 96% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.637614678899 0.540411800872 118% => OK
syllable_count: 344.7 419.366225166 82% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 3.25607064018 0% => OK
Article: 4.0 8.23620309051 49% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 0.0 2.5761589404 0% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 5.0 13.0662251656 38% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 43.0 21.2450331126 202% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 109.042010253 49.2860985944 221% => The lengths of sentences changed so frequently.
Chars per sentence: 226.4 110.228320801 205% => Less chars_per_sentence wanted.
Words per sentence: 43.6 21.698381199 201% => Less words per sentence wanted.
Discourse Markers: 13.8 7.06452816374 195% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 1.0 4.33554083885 23% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 0.0 4.27373068433 0% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.120001405056 0.272083759551 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0652974986679 0.0996497079465 66% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0910006641444 0.0662205650399 137% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0692618168242 0.162205337803 43% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0869518892354 0.0443174109184 196% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 24.8 13.3589403974 186% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 27.83 53.8541721854 52% => Flesch_reading_ease is low.
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 20.1 11.0289183223 182% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.71 12.2367328918 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.61 8.42419426049 114% => OK
difficult_words: 53.0 63.6247240618 83% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 18.0 10.7273730684 168% => OK
gunning_fog: 19.2 10.498013245 183% => OK
text_standard: 25.0 11.2008830022 223% => The average readability is very high. Good job!
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 76.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 23.0 Out of 30
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