TPO-03 - Independent Writing Task Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?It is more important to keep your old friends than it is to make new friends.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Friends are an important part of our lifes. They can be a friend of the same neighborhood,workplace or family. Some people believe that it is better to make new friends instead of keeping the old ones. However, I prefer to keep my old friend because they are the ones that I can called true friends, they know me better than anyonelse and we are linked with a strong bonds.

First, I prefer to keep my old friends because I consider that someone who has spent a great part of his life with you is your real friend. An individual that was in the good and bad moments has no replace in your life. For example, I have a friend whom I met when I was in high school. This man is so close to me that he knows all of my secrets. Moreover, I trust him since he has showed me that I can count on him whenever I need . Therefore,my friend fernando is the one I consider a true friend.

Second, I think is better to keep old friends since they are the ones that knows you better. A good example of this is my friend Aldo whom I met in highschool . He is my brother’s friend; however, we became friends because we like video games. He knows me more than I know him , so he always give me pieces of advice whenever I ask him.

Third, I prefer to keep my old friends due to the fact the we have already created a special bond that can not be destroyed. For instance, In the university I met my friend Luis , who was in the same career as I. We became friend instantly because he likes the same sport as I . After we finished the university we took different ways; Fortunately, we keep in contact through social network. In addition, we talk almost every week about our jobs and relationships.

In conclusion,We should treasure our old friend since they are the ones that are true friends,they know you better and have set a strong connection with you.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, however, if, moreover, second, so, therefore, third, for example, for instance, i think, in addition, in conclusion

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 18.0 15.1003584229 119% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 9.8082437276 61% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 13.8261648746 36% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 11.0286738351 127% => OK
Pronoun: 80.0 43.0788530466 186% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 34.0 52.1666666667 65% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 8.0752688172 37% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1504.0 1977.66487455 76% => OK
No of words: 348.0 407.700716846 85% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.32183908046 4.8611393121 89% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.31911543099 4.48103885553 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.62181264855 2.67179642975 98% => OK
Unique words: 166.0 212.727598566 78% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.477011494253 0.524837075471 91% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 459.0 618.680645161 74% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.3 1.51630824373 86% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 18.0 9.59856630824 188% => OK
Article: 2.0 3.08781362007 65% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.51792114695 28% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.86738351254 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.94265232975 81% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 20.6003584229 97% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 20.1344086022 84% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 32.8724808921 48.9658058833 67% => OK
Chars per sentence: 75.2 100.406767564 75% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.4 20.6045352989 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.1 5.45110844103 112% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 14.0 5.5376344086 253% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 11.8709677419 126% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.85842293907 26% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.88709677419 82% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.184209285304 0.236089414692 78% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0636377637987 0.076458572812 83% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0517865640079 0.0737576698707 70% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.120700472852 0.150856017488 80% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0391536452335 0.0645574589148 61% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 7.6 11.7677419355 65% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 79.6 58.1214874552 137% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.10430107527 51% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 6.4 10.1575268817 63% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 7.48 10.9000537634 69% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 6.79 8.01818996416 85% => OK
difficult_words: 51.0 86.8835125448 59% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 10.002688172 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.0537634409 88% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 10.247311828 78% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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We are expecting: No. of Words: 350 while No. of Different Words: 200

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