TPO 33: CARVED STONE BALLSReading:Carved stone balls are a curious type of artifact found at a number of locations in Scotland. They date from the late Neolithic period, around 4,000 years ago. They are round in shape; they were carved from several types

The reading and lecture both discussed about carved stone bolls which is found in scotland. While the reading stats that round shape carved stone are uniform size and some are ornamented. So archaeologists are confused about the purpose and meaning of carved stone and they provide three theories to find out the purpose and meaning of stones. However, the lecture say that this three theories are not convincing and refutes each of the author's reasons.

First of all, the reading stats that carved stone ball are used as a weapons that are used for hunting and fighting purpose. The reading also say that holes found in balls so it a kind of weapons that can be throw of swing it. However, the lecture refutes this point by saying that neolithic period are used arrow and some of the stone are found broken.

In addition, the reading makes the argument that carved stone balls ware used as a weight and measures scale. The reading passage also say that balls are uniform in size so they are may be standard unit of measurement. However, the professor refutes this points by say that size was uniform but mass was different. Because, the materials was different some are made from clay, stone etc. so it was not uniform measure scale.

Finally, the reading passage argues that carved stone balls are represent social status of their owners. But, the lecture refutes this claim by pointing out that some balls are simple designs and not ball are found the grave and tomb. So the lecture clear that it not represent any social status.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 68, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[1]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a weapon' or simply 'weapons'?
Suggestion: a weapon; weapons
...tats that carved stone ball are used as a weapons that are used for hunting and fighting ...
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Line 3, column 319, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...hat neolithic period are used arrow and some of the stone are found broken. In addition,...
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Line 5, column 63, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'balls'' or 'ball's'?
Suggestion: balls'; ball's
...ng makes the argument that carved stone balls ware used as a weight and measures scal...
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Line 5, column 155, Rule ID: ADJECTIVE_IN_ATTRIBUTE[1]
Message: A more concise phrase may lose no meaning and sound more powerful.
Suggestion: uniform
...reading passage also say that balls are uniform in size so they are may be standard unit of mea...
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Line 7, column 65, Rule ID: BEEN_PART_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Consider using a past participle here: 'represented'.
Suggestion: represented
...sage argues that carved stone balls are represent social status of their owners. But, the...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, however, if, may, so, while, in addition, kind of, first of all

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 10.4613686534 201% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 7.30242825607 164% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 22.412803532 107% => OK
Preposition: 23.0 30.3222958057 76% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 5.01324503311 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1275.0 1373.03311258 93% => OK
No of words: 267.0 270.72406181 99% => OK
Chars per words: 4.77528089888 5.08290768461 94% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.04229324003 4.04702891845 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.17285282509 2.5805825403 84% => OK
Unique words: 119.0 145.348785872 82% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.445692883895 0.540411800872 82% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 394.2 419.366225166 94% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 3.25607064018 0% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.23620309051 134% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
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: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 28.1401255624 49.2860985944 57% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 85.0 110.228320801 77% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.8 21.698381199 82% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.0 7.06452816374 85% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 4.19205298013 119% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 1.0 4.33554083885 23% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 4.45695364238 179% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.27373068433 140% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.410342533772 0.272083759551 151% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.154562338441 0.0996497079465 155% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0787084802048 0.0662205650399 119% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.27391800813 0.162205337803 169% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0107489276661 0.0443174109184 24% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.0 13.3589403974 75% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 62.68 53.8541721854 116% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 11.0289183223 79% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.15 12.2367328918 83% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.32 8.42419426049 87% => OK
difficult_words: 48.0 63.6247240618 75% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 10.7273730684 98% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.498013245 84% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 60.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 18.0 Out of 30
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