Genetic modification, a process used to change an organism’s genes and hence its characteristics, is now being used to improve trees. It is possible to create trees that produce more fruit, grow faster, or withstand adverse conditions. Planting genetically modified trees on a large scale promises to bring a number of benefits.
First, genetically modified trees are designed to be harder than natural trees; that is, they are more likely to survive than their unmodified counterparts. In Hawaii, for example, a new pest-resistant species of papaya trees has been developed in response to ring spot virus infections that have repeatedly damaged the native papaya tree population. Planting the genetically modified papayas has largely put an end to the ring spot problem.
Moreover, genetically modified trees promise to bring a number of economic benefits to those who grow them. Genetically modified trees tend to grow faster, give greater yields of food, fruit, or other products and be hardier. This allows tree farmer to get faster and greater returns on their farming investment and save on pesticides as well.
Finally, the use of genetically modified trees can prevent overexploitation of wild trees. Because of the growing demand for firewood and building timber, many forests around the world are being cut down faster than they can be replaced. Introducing genetically modified trees, designed for fast growth and high yield in given geographic conditions, would satisfy the demand for wood in many of those areas and save the endangered native trees, which often include unique or rare species.
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The article states that planting genetically modified trees would bring many benefits and provides three reasons for supports. However, the professor explains that some serious problems will result from using genetically modified trees and refutes the author's reasons.
First, the reading claims that genetically modified trees are more likely to survive than unmodified ones. The professor refutes this point by saying that genetically modified can resist specific conditions and genetically much more uniform that unmodified. She states that some unmodified trees can resist all kinds of weather and pests.
Second, genetically modified trees are capable to grow faster and give more crops. However, the professor says that there are hidden costs in the using of genetically modified trees. According to the professor, the law forces farmers to pay for the company every time they plant genetically modified trees.
Third, the reading says that the use of modified trees will protect wild trees from overexploitation. The professor opposes this point by explaining that genetically modified trees will cause more damage to wild trees. She says that this kind of tree grows aggressively and compete with native trees on nutrients and water resources.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, however, if, second, so, third, kind of
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 3.0 10.4613686534 29% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 12.0772626932 83% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 22.412803532 71% => OK
Preposition: 16.0 30.3222958057 53% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 1.0 5.01324503311 20% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1076.0 1373.03311258 78% => OK
No of words: 191.0 270.72406181 71% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.6335078534 5.08290768461 111% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.71756304063 4.04702891845 92% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.6103454039 2.5805825403 101% => OK
Unique words: 102.0 145.348785872 70% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.534031413613 0.540411800872 99% => OK
syllable_count: 323.1 419.366225166 77% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.55342163355 109% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 11.0 13.0662251656 84% => 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: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 21.038335729 49.2860985944 43% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 97.8181818182 110.228320801 89% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.3636363636 21.698381199 80% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.18181818182 7.06452816374 59% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => 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: 0.189072739496 0.272083759551 69% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0933793562069 0.0996497079465 94% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0359596422333 0.0662205650399 54% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.13421774008 0.162205337803 83% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0343439042854 0.0443174109184 77% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.8 13.3589403974 103% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.76 53.8541721854 85% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.08 12.2367328918 123% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.87 8.42419426049 93% => OK
difficult_words: 41.0 63.6247240618 64% => 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: 75.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.5 Out of 30
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