The reading and the lecture discus Zebra mussels invasion in north America. Reading states that it can spread allover the area and dominate every habitats. The lecture refutes this point by stating that they cannot occupy all habitats, there are lot of ways to control it.
First of all, reading says that mussels which lives in fresh water aid them by means ballast water-useful for maintain the balance of ship during voyage, this available at bottom of the ship, that in turn gives chance for them survive. The great example is it happend in Europe in past. So, they can spread anywhere in the world. The lecture counter this point by saying that ballast can be emptied before reaching the America. Moreover, filling ocean water which will not allow it survive in salt water.
Secondly, passage claims that their reproductive capacity is very high at any given condition, plus, no predator-these helps mussels spreads quickly. The professor reputes this view by saying that it may be true in beginning but some birds like to eat whatever available in the environment eventually the prey the mussels when it finds out. So, they cannot spread allover the area.
Finally, reading suggests that it can dominate the any Eco system, for example, this population reduced much because mussels even eats plankton, that way it becomes competitor for fish. The professor opposes this statement by explaining that mussels which produce some nutrient stuff, fish like bottom-fish like to eat more. So, they cannot dominate the lake areas as well.
To sum up, the reading says that mussels can spread everywhere because it use ballast-water, ability to survive in varieties of environment and competitor for some species like fish. But, the speaker refutes all these point with evidences.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 279, Rule ID: IN_PAST[1]
Message: Did you mean: 'in the past'?
Suggestion: in the past
...e great example is it happend in Europe in past. So, they can spread anywhere in the wo...
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Line 3, column 483, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'survives'?
Suggestion: survives
...ing ocean water which will not allow it survive in salt water. Secondly, passage cla...
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Line 9, column 75, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'uses'?
Suggestion: uses
...ussels can spread everywhere because it use ballast-water, ability to survive in va...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, may, moreover, second, secondly, so, well, for example, first of all, to sum up
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 5.0 10.4613686534 48% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 5.04856512141 198% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 15.0 12.0772626932 124% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 22.412803532 156% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 37.0 30.3222958057 122% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1501.0 1373.03311258 109% => OK
No of words: 293.0 270.72406181 108% => OK
Chars per words: 5.1228668942 5.08290768461 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.13729897018 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.44469634194 2.5805825403 95% => OK
Unique words: 167.0 145.348785872 115% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.569965870307 0.540411800872 105% => OK
syllable_count: 459.9 419.366225166 110% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 3.25607064018 215% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
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: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 13.0662251656 122% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 21.2450331126 85% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 60.5029699684 49.2860985944 123% => OK
Chars per sentence: 93.8125 110.228320801 85% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.3125 21.698381199 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.25 7.06452816374 88% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 4.33554083885 185% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.27373068433 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.382022030588 0.272083759551 140% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.118522747633 0.0996497079465 119% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0623437688008 0.0662205650399 94% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.210063210347 0.162205337803 130% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0264701379129 0.0443174109184 60% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.8 13.3589403974 88% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 53.8541721854 99% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 11.0289183223 93% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.42 12.2367328918 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.19 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 68.0 63.6247240618 107% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.498013245 88% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 85.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 25.5 Out of 30
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