In this set of materials, the reading and the lecture are both discussing Agnostids wherein the reading states that there are several theories about how the Agnostids may have lived and it provides three possible theories to support. However, the professor states that there are still issues with theories More than that, he challengers each the author’s points.
First, the writer of the reading claims that the Agnostids may have been free-swimming predators that hunted smaller animals. The lecturer refutes this point by explaining that free-swimming predators have large eyes. In contrast, the Agnostids have tiny eyes and they are blind at all. Considering this argument, Agnostids being free-swimming predators is contradicted.
Second, the reading states that the Agnostids are seafloor dwellers. However, the speaker of the listening states that the seafloor dwellers have to move slowly. Nevertheless, the Agnostids move fast and easy due to the fact that we can find them in the large distance.
Finally, the author of the reading says that there is a possibility that the Agnostids are parasites. The professor opposes this point by saying that the population of parasites is not large to kill the host. On the other hand, the Agnostids are large and live with the host.
In conclusion, the points that made in the lecture contrast with the reading. The first, second, third points in the lecture demonstrate that theories about Agnostids’ behavior are in doubt as well as both writer and lecturer hold conflicting views about Agnostids.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, first, however, may, nevertheless, second, so, still, third, well, in conclusion, in contrast, as well as, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 23.0 22.412803532 103% => OK
Preposition: 27.0 30.3222958057 89% => 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: 1318.0 1373.03311258 96% => OK
No of words: 248.0 270.72406181 92% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.31451612903 5.08290768461 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.96837696647 4.04702891845 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.7978641326 2.5805825403 108% => OK
Unique words: 122.0 145.348785872 84% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.491935483871 0.540411800872 91% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 385.2 419.366225166 92% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 13.0 8.23620309051 158% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 2.5761589404 194% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 46.8124787131 49.2860985944 95% => OK
Chars per sentence: 94.1428571429 110.228320801 85% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.7142857143 21.698381199 82% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.5 7.06452816374 134% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => 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: 0.154637082133 0.272083759551 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0628546244224 0.0996497079465 63% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0486328646698 0.0662205650399 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.090541415379 0.162205337803 56% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0155234721888 0.0443174109184 35% => 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: 12.4 13.3589403974 93% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 53.8541721854 101% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 11.0289183223 90% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.22 12.2367328918 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.73 8.42419426049 92% => OK
difficult_words: 51.0 63.6247240618 80% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 10.7273730684 84% => 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: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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