The sea otter is a small mammal that lives in waters along the western coast of North America from California to Alaska. When some sea otter populations off the Alaskan coast started rapidly declining a few years ago, it caused much concern because sea ot

The reading and the lecturer both talks about the otter population have decreased in a certain area. The reading predicts the reason for the decline of the populations in the passage and then goes on to blaming pollution as a reason. The person in the conversation disagrees with the claim of the article and provides reason to validate its disagreement. The conversations states predators are major reason for the decrease of sea otters The subsequent paragraphs will summarize the topic.

First of all, The reading mentions that the population of sea otter declined in the area because of the pollution. the reading further cites the evidence found in the area that is increased amount chemicals which were found in the area. Also, It states that higher quantity of chemical indirectly affect the life of otter. The person in the conversation rebuts against the argument by stating that if sea otter were really damaged by chemicals then there should dead of the otters on the shore. But researcher did not find any bodies. It further helps in explaining about the sea otter were caught by the predators rather than being dead because of pollution.

Secondly, The reading present that the population of all the species in that particular have decreased which has occurred because of pollution. The person in the disagrees with these claim by stating majority of the species which have decreased over the course of time was as a result of being hunted by the orcas in that particular region. then he further illustrates this point by stating that species such as sea lion, seals and all other mammals consists of the diet of orca. This is perfectly in line with his hypothesis the major of cause of decline of otter is predation.

Finally, the reading talks about how unbalanced the concentration of sea otters populations is. The reading then attributes this to theory that because of ocean activities such currents and other enviromental factors have spreaded the pollutions unevenly and because of which the population of the otters varies according to location. The lecturer disapproves this claim by saying that the uneven population has resulted as a hunting by orcas. The lecturer exemplifies by stating that the orcas are unable to reach certain rocky and shallow water therefore the population in those regions is constant.

In conclusion, The reading present a theory about decline in the population of sea otter. The lectures disagree with this theory and present a variety of reasons to illustrates his point.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
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...es on to blaming pollution as a reason. The person in the conversation disagrees wi...
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...es reason to validate its disagreement. The conversations states predators are majo...
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...ate its disagreement. The conversations states predators are major reason for the decr...
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...d in the area because of the pollution. the reading further cites the evidence foun...
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...by the orcas in that particular region. then he further illustrates this point by st...
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...y in line with his hypothesis the major of cause of decline of otter is predation. Fi...
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...ion has resulted as a hunting by orcas. The lecturer exemplifies by stating that th...
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...ory and present a variety of reasons to illustrates his point.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, if, really, second, secondly, so, then, therefore, in conclusion, such as, as a result, first of all

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 12.0772626932 124% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 22.412803532 107% => OK
Preposition: 68.0 30.3222958057 224% => Less preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 19.0 5.01324503311 379% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2117.0 1373.03311258 154% => OK
No of words: 418.0 270.72406181 154% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.06459330144 5.08290768461 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.52162009685 4.04702891845 112% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.68377658562 2.5805825403 104% => OK
Unique words: 180.0 145.348785872 124% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.430622009569 0.540411800872 80% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 660.6 419.366225166 158% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 15.0 8.23620309051 182% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 13.0662251656 153% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 42.044589426 49.2860985944 85% => OK
Chars per sentence: 105.85 110.228320801 96% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.9 21.698381199 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.35 7.06452816374 90% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 8.0 4.19205298013 191% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 4.27373068433 234% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.20617498704 0.272083759551 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0775291467478 0.0996497079465 78% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0699069314761 0.0662205650399 106% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.129096112011 0.162205337803 80% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0330874121278 0.0443174109184 75% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.9 13.3589403974 97% => 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: 12.07 12.2367328918 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.25 8.42419426049 98% => OK
difficult_words: 96.0 63.6247240618 151% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.2008830022 116% => 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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