In the past century, the steady growth of the human population and the corresponding increase in agriculture and pesticide use have caused much harm to wildlife in the United States—birds in particular. Unfortunately for birds, these trends are likely to continue, with the result that the number of birds in the United States will necessarily decline.
First, as human populations and settlements continue to expand, birds’ natural habitats will continue to disappear. Forests, wetlands, and grasslands will give way to ever more homes, malls, and offices. As the traditional areas suitable for birds keep decreasing, so will the size of the bird populations that depend on those vanishing habitats.
Second, agricultural activities must increase to keep pace with the growing human population. The growth of agriculture will also result in the further destruction of bird habitats as more and more wilderness areas are converted to agricultural use. As a result, bird populations in rural areas will continue to decline.
Third, as human settlements expand and agriculture increases, the use of chemical pesticides will also increase. Pesticides are poisons designed to kill agricultural and home garden pests, such as insects, but inevitably, pesticides get into the water and into the food chain for birds where they can harm birds. Birds that eat the poisoned insects or drink contaminated water can die as a result, and even if pesticides do not kill birds outright, they can prevent them from reproducing successfully. So pesticides have significantly contributed to declines in bird population, and because there will continue to be a need to control agricultural pests in the future, this decline will continue.
The passage is arguing that the number of birds in the united states is declining for some reason. However, the professor explained that none of those reasons mentioned in the passage are convincing.
First, the passage has claimed that the birds' habitats are disappearing by expanding the urban areas. In contrast, the professor explained, the passage's claim is true, but it is not all the story, and growing urban areas creates a better and larger habitat for some kinds of birds. As a result, people are complaining about the birds' population in urban areas. So, expanding urban areas may shrink the population of some birds, but increases the population of the other birds.
Second, the passage has asserted that agricultural activities have caused in decreasing the bird's population, but the professor said: the lands are using for agriculture are becoming less and less also, some crops that are planting produce much food in a small land. So, they do not need more land to cultivate.
Third, the passage has expressed that using chemical pesticides that are poisonous harms birds. In contrast, the professor mentioned that new and less toxic pesticides are using in agriculture also, some plants are resistant to pesticides, so those plants are not harmful to birds.
- TPO16-Q1 40
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?If people have the opportunity to get a secure job, they should take it right away rather than wait for a job that would be more satisfying.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 60
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Playing computer games is a waste of time Children should not be allowed to play them Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer 80
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Technology has made children less creative than they were in the past Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer 60
- TPO18-Q1 70
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 329, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'birds'' or 'bird's'?
Suggestion: birds'; bird's
...esult, people are complaining about the birds population in urban areas. So, expandin...
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Line 3, column 93, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'birds'' or 'bird's'?
Suggestion: birds'; bird's
...ctivities have caused in decreasing the birds population, but the professor said: the...
^^^^^
Line 4, column 282, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... those plants are not harmful to birds.
^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, however, may, second, so, third, in contrast, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 10.4613686534 134% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 12.0772626932 66% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 12.0 22.412803532 54% => OK
Preposition: 18.0 30.3222958057 59% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1068.0 1373.03311258 78% => OK
No of words: 209.0 270.72406181 77% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.11004784689 5.08290768461 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.80221413058 4.04702891845 94% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.62998646901 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 107.0 145.348785872 74% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.511961722488 0.540411800872 95% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 333.0 419.366225166 79% => 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: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.51434878587 264% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 13.0662251656 77% => 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: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 61.7129646023 49.2860985944 125% => OK
Chars per sentence: 106.8 110.228320801 97% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.9 21.698381199 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.5 7.06452816374 106% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 4.45695364238 45% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.27373068433 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.198866832506 0.272083759551 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0819413192602 0.0996497079465 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.059940869298 0.0662205650399 91% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.119267543151 0.162205337803 74% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0175996060328 0.0443174109184 40% => 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: 13.1 13.3589403974 98% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.36 12.2367328918 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.56 8.42419426049 102% => OK
difficult_words: 52.0 63.6247240618 82% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => 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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