Both the reading and the lecture are about the population decline of the yellow cedar trees in North America. While the author of the reading argues that the main reasons of this phenomena can be insects attack, bears, and climate change, the professor disputes. He states the main reason of the yellow cedar population reduction is still a mystery, and none of the reasons mentioned in the reading is adequate. The professor casts doubt on the points made in the reading by providing three controversial reasons.
In the reading passage, the author begins by saying that the insects invasion, particularly the cedar bark beetle, is one reason contributes in the yellow cedar population decline. However, the professor disagrees with this idea. He assets that healthy yellow cedar trees are very resistant to insects and parasites as their bark contains some chemical stuff which is toxic for the insects. Also, he says that damaged trees, which were found covered by insects, were already damaged and dead.
Furthermore, according to the reading passage, bears is another reason for this phenomena since they damage the trees with their claws to eat its bark. On the other hand, the professor points out that bears can not be considered as a cause to this decline although the may damage the trees. He says that the population of these trees has declined all over the coast of the North America even in places where there are no bears.
Finally, the author believes that climate change and its impact on the root system of these trees is another contributing factor. Not surprisingly, the professor refutes this assertion by contending that frost damage usually occures in the highest elevation where the nights are very cold and freezing. However, the amount of dying yellow cedar trees are much higher in lower elevation, where the climate is relatively warmer, than the higher elevation, so this factor is not reasonbale.
To sum up, both the writer and lecturer hold conflicting views on the reaosns of the yellow cedar population reduction.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 175, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[1]
Message: Did you mean 'these'?
Suggestion: these
...reading argues that the main reasons of this phenomena can be insects attack, bears,...
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Line 3, column 62, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'insects'' or 'insect's'?
Suggestion: insects'; insect's
...e, the author begins by saying that the insects invasion, particularly the cedar bark b...
^^^^^^^
Line 5, column 76, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[1]
Message: Did you mean 'these'?
Suggestion: these
...ng passage, bears is another reason for this phenomena since they damage the trees w...
^^^^
Line 7, column 211, Rule ID: ADVERB_WORD_ORDER[9]
Message: The adverb 'usually' is usually put before the verb 'damage'.
Suggestion: usually damage
...this assertion by contending that frost damage usually occures in the highest elevation where ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, furthermore, however, may, so, still, while, to sum up, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 10.4613686534 163% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 38.0 30.3222958057 125% => OK
Nominalization: 11.0 5.01324503311 219% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1720.0 1373.03311258 125% => OK
No of words: 339.0 270.72406181 125% => OK
Chars per words: 5.07374631268 5.08290768461 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.29091512845 4.04702891845 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.49291684599 2.5805825403 97% => OK
Unique words: 168.0 145.348785872 116% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.495575221239 0.540411800872 92% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 529.2 419.366225166 126% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 3.25607064018 123% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 34.6337022759 49.2860985944 70% => OK
Chars per sentence: 114.666666667 110.228320801 104% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.6 21.698381199 104% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.2 7.06452816374 88% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 4.33554083885 46% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 4.45695364238 179% => OK
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: 0.204651135041 0.272083759551 75% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0764494758349 0.0996497079465 77% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0757408320704 0.0662205650399 114% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.114314308336 0.162205337803 70% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0349390816736 0.0443174109184 79% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.7 13.3589403974 103% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 53.8541721854 91% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.0289183223 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.42 12.2367328918 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.22 8.42419426049 98% => OK
difficult_words: 75.0 63.6247240618 118% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => 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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