You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write a letter to complain about a situation in which some adolescents let their dogs run wildly causing dangerous.
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write your own address. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir,
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to draw your attention to a situation that has been developing in my neighbourhood.
Recently, I have witnessed many dogs on the loose in the neighbourhood. The dogs, which are fierce looking and not muzzled, are given license to run around the neighbourhood. They are intimidating, especially to children and the elderly. I am afraid that it’s just a matter of time before someone gets seriously injured.
The owners of these dogs, a bunch of adolescents, seem to be unaware of the dangers of letting their pets off the leash and have adopted a nonchalant attit...
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Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 7.5 out of 9
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 9 10
No. of Words: 163 200
No. of Characters: 774 1000
No. of Different Words: 104 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.573 4.0
Average Word Length: 4.748 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.75 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 54 60
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 42 50
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 26 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 19 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 18.111 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 9.585 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.333 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.362 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.649 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.071 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 3 4