TPO 31- Integrated writing
Both the reading passage and the lecturer are discussing whether the fine line figures on a discovered fossil skeleton of Sinosauropteryx dinosaur are indicating that it had feathers or not. The reading claims that there is not hard evidence for these patterns to be feathers due to three reasons. The lecturer, however, casts doubt on what the author mentions and presents some evidence to refute them all.
In the reading passage, the author argues that probably the pattern is a result of the decomposition of the Sinosauropteryx’s skin in volcanic ash. Conversely, the lecturer brings up the idea that there is no such a decomposition in other animals’ fossils and the skin of them has been preserved in volcanic ash.
In addition, according to the reading passage some experts claim that the fine lines may be referred to frills of the dinosaur rather than its feathers. On the contrary, the professor points out that chemical structures of frills and feathers are different and there is a type of protein called beta-keratin in the structure of feathers not existing in frills and the scientists’ analysis suggests that the Sinosauropteryx’s structure did contain beta-keratin. Therefore, this can be a strong reason predicting the existence of feathers.
Finally, the reading asserts that the tasks of feathers are aiding for flying and thermoregulation. Although, the location of the lines is not so appropriate for these functions. In contrast, the speaker dismisses this issue by stating that feathers have another function of attracting mate like peacock bird whose colorful feathers have such a role. Besides, some analysis has shown that the Sinosauropteryx’s structure was orange and white which could be a reason for having feathers in order to display and attract a mate.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
besides, conversely, finally, however, if, may, so, therefore, in addition, in contrast, on the contrary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 10.4613686534 143% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 7.30242825607 137% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 18.0 22.412803532 80% => OK
Preposition: 34.0 30.3222958057 112% => OK
Nominalization: 9.0 5.01324503311 180% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1534.0 1373.03311258 112% => OK
No of words: 288.0 270.72406181 106% => OK
Chars per words: 5.32638888889 5.08290768461 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.11953428781 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.36993074946 2.5805825403 131% => OK
Unique words: 154.0 145.348785872 106% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.534722222222 0.540411800872 99% => OK
syllable_count: 472.5 419.366225166 113% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => 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: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 21.2450331126 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 63.2571910712 49.2860985944 128% => OK
Chars per sentence: 127.833333333 110.228320801 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.0 21.698381199 111% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.66666666667 7.06452816374 123% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.27373068433 70% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.362564480285 0.272083759551 133% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.116200814593 0.0996497079465 117% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0623631370276 0.0662205650399 94% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.199562443468 0.162205337803 123% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0494271010593 0.0443174109184 112% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.7 13.3589403974 118% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 47.12 53.8541721854 87% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 11.0289183223 115% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.93 12.2367328918 114% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.88 8.42419426049 105% => OK
difficult_words: 74.0 63.6247240618 116% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 10.498013245 110% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 80.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.0 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.