The both passage and lecture discuss three assumptions around purposes and meanings that carved stone balls have. The passage holds up the hypothesis of these carved stone balls are meaningful. In contrast the professor states that the justifications of reading are not convincing and demonstrates three counterarguments.
To begin with, the author posits that since these carved stone balls have hole in them therefor, they may use as a fighting instrument. Although, the lecture refutes this and mentions that these balls not only cracked and broken but also they are very well preserved. In fact there are not any damage on them. In addition, people were using arrow at that time.
Moreover, the article indicates that these stone balls were used as a measurement for weight. In other words, people used them as a standard weight for weigh grain and other food on a balance or scale. On the other hand, the speaker refuses this and points out that these stone balls were made in different type such as sand stone or other materials. Consequently, some of them depending on their material would be in different weights.
Finally, the text claims that these balls may show a social purpose. Indeed, they could present their owners high ranked status. However, the lecture denies this and illustrates that these kind od balls indicate special pattern which is too simple to consider as a significant statue. Chiefly, at ancient time they buried dead bodies with their positons or status. As a matter of fact, archeologists coul not find any of them in graves. Hence, these balls could not be built for social status.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 199, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[2]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: contrast,
...e carved stone balls are meaningful. In contrast the professor states that the justifica...
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Line 2, column 75, Rule ID: HAVE_PART_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Use past participle here: 'holed'.
Suggestion: holed
...hat since these carved stone balls have hole in them therefor, they may use as a fig...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, consequently, finally, hence, however, if, may, moreover, so, well, in addition, in contrast, in fact, such as, as a matter of fact, in other words, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 10.4613686534 96% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 7.30242825607 164% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 12.0772626932 83% => OK
Pronoun: 32.0 22.412803532 143% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 27.0 30.3222958057 89% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1358.0 1373.03311258 99% => OK
No of words: 270.0 270.72406181 100% => OK
Chars per words: 5.02962962963 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.05360046442 4.04702891845 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.54868642032 2.5805825403 99% => OK
Unique words: 155.0 145.348785872 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.574074074074 0.540411800872 106% => OK
syllable_count: 407.7 419.366225166 97% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 2.5761589404 272% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 15.0 21.2450331126 71% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 34.6893280559 49.2860985944 70% => OK
Chars per sentence: 79.8823529412 110.228320801 72% => OK
Words per sentence: 15.8823529412 21.698381199 73% => OK
Discourse Markers: 11.2941176471 7.06452816374 160% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.27373068433 187% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.436697102776 0.272083759551 161% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.132939254581 0.0996497079465 133% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0958852124962 0.0662205650399 145% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.26378123874 0.162205337803 163% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.051942023836 0.0443174109184 117% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.2 13.3589403974 76% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 64.71 53.8541721854 120% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.0 11.0289183223 73% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.6 12.2367328918 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.89 8.42419426049 94% => OK
difficult_words: 60.0 63.6247240618 94% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.0 10.498013245 76% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 23.5 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.