In this set of materials, the reading passage states through 3 examples how dinosaurs differ enough from reptiles to be considered as endotherm animals, such as birds or humans. However, the professor in the lecture refutes all the assumptions made in the article, and his reasons are as follows.
To start with, the passage points out polar dinosaurs, mentioning how they have been found countless dinosaurs fossils in polar regions, implying that if these dinosaurs might were exposed to such low temperatures, was because they could handle this type of environment. Nevertheless, the professor denies this theory as he explains how cold regions were, in fact, warmer, and when the weather became colder it was impossible for dinosaurs to migrate to warmer zones.
Secondly, the reading contends the argument of how the leg position and movement of dinosaurs were typical from endotherms, pointing out how their legs were underneath their body, and not at the side like, for example, in lizards. The professor argues that this characteristic wasn’t necessarily enough prove to demonstrate how dinosaurs were endotherms, mentioning that the position of the legs was supposed to carry large size bodies and, by result, more weight.
Lastly, the article states how fast growth was an attribute from animals who had what is called “Haversian canals”, and how often these canals were detected in fossilized bones of dinosaurs. The professor agrees with the author of the passage commenting that dinosaurs did have Haversian canals, however, he also mentions the named “growth rings” and how they affected the rapid growth in dinosaurs in many ways, like for example, regulating their growing process to the point of stopping it in colder weather, as seen in reptiles.
In summary, the professor of the lecture doesn’t consider the evidence stated in the article solid enough to show and prove that dinosaurs were endothermal animals.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, however, if, lastly, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, for example, in fact, in summary, such as, to start with
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 10.4613686534 143% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 12.0772626932 58% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 22.0 22.412803532 98% => OK
Preposition: 44.0 30.3222958057 145% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1664.0 1373.03311258 121% => OK
No of words: 309.0 270.72406181 114% => OK
Chars per words: 5.38511326861 5.08290768461 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.1926597562 4.04702891845 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.84022576856 2.5805825403 110% => OK
Unique words: 179.0 145.348785872 123% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.57928802589 0.540411800872 107% => OK
syllable_count: 505.8 419.366225166 121% => 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: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.51434878587 330% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 7.0 2.5761589404 272% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 9.0 13.0662251656 69% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 34.0 21.2450331126 160% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 62.840381764 49.2860985944 128% => OK
Chars per sentence: 184.888888889 110.228320801 168% => OK
Words per sentence: 34.3333333333 21.698381199 158% => OK
Discourse Markers: 13.7777777778 7.06452816374 195% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 4.45695364238 45% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.27373068433 70% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.1136770138 0.272083759551 42% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0524340950035 0.0996497079465 53% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0276310421726 0.0662205650399 42% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0695733629491 0.162205337803 43% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.00994505384291 0.0443174109184 22% => 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: 21.1 13.3589403974 158% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 36.97 53.8541721854 69% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 16.6 11.0289183223 151% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.57 12.2367328918 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 10.13 8.42419426049 120% => OK
difficult_words: 94.0 63.6247240618 148% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 13.5 10.7273730684 126% => OK
gunning_fog: 15.6 10.498013245 149% => OK
text_standard: 17.0 11.2008830022 152% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 80.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.0 Out of 30
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