The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Submitted by junyagk on Sat, 05/05/2018 - 11:27

The graph shows the energy consumption in the USA from 1980 to 2008, and projected until 2030.

Petrol and oil are the main fuel sources in the USA throughout the period. In 1980, the consumption of petrol and oil were 35 quadrillion (35q). Despite a fluctuation in the start, from 1995 it continues to grow steadily. By 2030, it is estimated that the number would rise to 48q.

The energy consumption of coal and natural gas are similar. Started off with 16q (coal) and 20q (natural gas), both types of fuel gradually increased over the period. However, in 2014 it is assumed that natural gas will remain stable at 25q until 2030. While coal is projected to grow gradually to 30q in the same year.

In 1980, energy from nuclear, solar/wind, and hydropower started at 4q. Nuclear and solar/wind have risen steadily by 3q and 2q respectively, with slight increase in 2025. However, the usage of hydropower fluctuated since 1980 to 2011. After the year 2011, it is foreseen that the number would remain at 4q until 2030.

Overall, the main source of energy would continue to be petrol and oil, followed by coal and natural gas. The remaining – nuclear, solar/wind, and hydropower would still be the unpopular choices.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 250, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “While” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...s will remain stable at 25q until 2030. While coal is projected to grow gradually to ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
however, so, still, while

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 7.0 129% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 1.00243902439 499% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 11.0 6.8 162% => OK
Relative clauses : 3.0 3.15609756098 95% => OK
Pronoun: 7.0 5.60731707317 125% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 40.0 33.7804878049 118% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 3.97073170732 101% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1020.0 965.302439024 106% => OK
No of words: 210.0 196.424390244 107% => OK
Chars per words: 4.85714285714 4.92477711251 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.80675409584 3.73543355544 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.55522229908 2.65546596893 96% => OK
Unique words: 110.0 106.607317073 103% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.52380952381 0.547539520022 96% => OK
syllable_count: 281.7 283.868780488 99% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.3 1.45097560976 90% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 1.53170731707 131% => OK
Article: 6.0 4.33902439024 138% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.07073170732 187% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 0.482926829268 621% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 8.0 3.36585365854 238% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 8.94146341463 168% => OK
Sentence length: 14.0 22.4926829268 62% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 15.2353390364 43.030603864 35% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 68.0 112.824112599 60% => OK
Words per sentence: 14.0 22.9334400587 61% => OK
Discourse Markers: 1.66666666667 5.23603664747 32% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 3.83414634146 130% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 1.0 1.69756097561 59% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 3.70975609756 189% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 1.13902439024 176% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.09268292683 147% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.19134826255 0.215688989381 89% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.074626517834 0.103423049105 72% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0910848431224 0.0843802449381 108% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.144838994399 0.15604864568 93% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.131403198036 0.0819641961636 160% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 8.5 13.2329268293 64% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 82.65 61.2550243902 135% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.51609756098 48% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 5.2 10.3012195122 50% => Flesch kincaid grade is low.
coleman_liau_index: 10.32 11.4140731707 90% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.64 8.06136585366 95% => OK
difficult_words: 44.0 40.7170731707 108% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 5.5 11.4329268293 48% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 7.6 10.9970731707 69% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.0658536585 72% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Maximum four paragraphs wanted.

Rates: 56.1797752809 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 9
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