TPO17: integrated writing task
The main topic of both the reading passage and the lecture is about the effects of the human population and agricultural growth on birds' population. The reading claims that the growth of the human population has had detrimental effects on the population of birds. However, the speaker finds all of the arguments in the reading unconvincing and presents some evidence to refute them all.
First of all, the reading asserts that an increase in the human population results in a decrease in birds habitats like grasslands and wetlands and consequently results in a decrease in the population of birds. On the contrary, the lecturer underlines the fact that the growth of urban areas has not resulted in a uniform decrease in all birds' population. It provides a larger and better habitat for some species like seagull and pageants. Also, the population of some birds which prey on pageant has also increased.
Furthermore, the reading passage holds the view that the growth of agriculture that is the direct consequence of population growth has resulted in the conversion of wilderness areas to agricultural fields and as a result, the bird population would continue the declining trend. Conversely, the lecturer mentions the issue that nowadays in most of the countries, especially the USA, the introduction of new crops which produce more product per area of land has resulted in less and less need for lands. Hence, fewer wildernesses are destroyed these days.
Finally, the reading claims that the use of toxic pesticides in agriculture enters the food chain and has negative effects on birds' population. When birds drink the contaminated water or poisoned insects they may die. Also, it has detrimental effects on their reproduction. Therefore, their population will continue the declining trend. In contrast, the speaker dismisses this issue due to the fact that these days people use new pesticides that are less toxic and have fewer negative effects. Also, there is a tendency toward growing more pest resistance crops which will eliminate the need for pesticides. Therefore, the projection of the author about the declining trend of birds population is not correct.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 292, Rule ID: ALL_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'all the'.
Suggestion: all the
...on of birds. However, the speaker finds all of the arguments in the reading unconvincing a...
^^^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, consequently, conversely, finally, first, furthermore, hence, however, if, may, so, therefore, as to, in contrast, as a result, first of all, on the contrary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 6.0 10.4613686534 57% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 7.30242825607 164% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 18.0 22.412803532 80% => OK
Preposition: 45.0 30.3222958057 148% => OK
Nominalization: 19.0 5.01324503311 379% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1826.0 1373.03311258 133% => OK
No of words: 351.0 270.72406181 130% => OK
Chars per words: 5.20227920228 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.32839392791 4.04702891845 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.82593223055 2.5805825403 110% => OK
Unique words: 161.0 145.348785872 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.458689458689 0.540411800872 85% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 561.6 419.366225166 134% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 13.0 8.23620309051 158% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 61.4205537997 49.2860985944 125% => OK
Chars per sentence: 107.411764706 110.228320801 97% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.6470588235 21.698381199 95% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.58823529412 7.06452816374 136% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 4.33554083885 185% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.434390083328 0.272083759551 160% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.134586049774 0.0996497079465 135% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0830721150282 0.0662205650399 125% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.255704055195 0.162205337803 158% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0723831147866 0.0443174109184 163% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.4 13.3589403974 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.88 12.2367328918 105% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.18 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 79.0 63.6247240618 124% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 10.7273730684 140% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.2008830022 116% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 20 minutes.
Rates: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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