Summarize the points made in teh lecture, being sure to explain how they challenge specific points made in the reading.
Dinosaurs were, in fact, endothermic animals.
The reading passage and the lecture have conflicting opinions about whether dinosaurs were or not endothermic animals. The article presumes that, based in many differences between them and the reptiles the dinosaurs were, in fact, endothermic. On the other hand, the listening part affirms that scientists are having problems to believe in the evidences shown in the passage.
First of all, according to the reading there were dinosaur fossils in polar regions, meaning that they could not adapt to the cold weather. However, the lecturer disputes this point. She says that back in the time, the polar areas were warmer than nowadays. It could have been so warm that even non endothermic species would have died. She also says that when the polar areas became extremely cold, the dinosaurs could have hibernate or migrate to another territory.
Secondly, the reading states that dinosaurs leg position, underneath their bodies, is a strong prove for an efficient movement like running. Nevertheless, the lecturer refutes this argument. She argues that with the legs positioned under their bodies, these animals could achieve a very large size, wich is a great advantage for a dinosaur.
Finally, the reading claims that it was found Haversian canals in dinosaurs fossils, allowing them to have a rapid body growth. On the other hand, the professor believes that in fact they had Haversian canals, yet they also had growth rings in their bones structure as an evidence that this creatures were able to grow in different velocities and even under colder environments they kept growing.
In conclusion, the reading and the lecture have conflicting opinions about whether or not dinosaurs were endothermic animals. The three main parts made in the reading are effectively challenged by the lecturer.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 425, Rule ID: HAVE_PART_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Use past participle here: 'hibernated'.
Suggestion: hibernated
...xtremely cold, the dinosaurs could have hibernate or migrate to another territory. Sec...
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Line 5, column 96, Rule ID: PROVE_PROOF[2]
Message: Did you mean 'proof' (noun) instead of prove (verb)?
Suggestion: proof
...n, underneath their bodies, is a strong prove for an efficient movement like running....
^^^^^
Line 7, column 287, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[1]
Message: Did you mean 'these'?
Suggestion: these
...eir bones structure as an evidence that this creatures were able to grow in differen...
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Line 9, column 76, Rule ID: WHETHER[7]
Message: Perhaps you can shorten this phrase to just 'whether'. It is correct though if you mean 'regardless of whether'.
Suggestion: whether
...lecture have conflicting opinions about whether or not dinosaurs were endothermic animals. The...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, finally, first, however, if, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, in conclusion, in fact, first of all, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 10.4613686534 115% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 22.412803532 129% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 30.0 30.3222958057 99% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1520.0 1373.03311258 111% => OK
No of words: 288.0 270.72406181 106% => OK
Chars per words: 5.27777777778 5.08290768461 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.11953428781 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.59123641778 2.5805825403 100% => OK
Unique words: 167.0 145.348785872 115% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.579861111111 0.540411800872 107% => OK
syllable_count: 465.3 419.366225166 111% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
Article: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 2.5761589404 233% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 21.2450331126 89% => OK
Sentence length SD: 51.7505126115 49.2860985944 105% => OK
Chars per sentence: 101.333333333 110.228320801 92% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.2 21.698381199 88% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.4 7.06452816374 119% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
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: 0.183047968063 0.272083759551 67% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0621922407495 0.0996497079465 62% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0473338471705 0.0662205650399 71% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.104906337849 0.162205337803 65% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0502270397658 0.0443174109184 113% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.0 13.3589403974 97% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 52.19 53.8541721854 97% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.0289183223 97% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.34 12.2367328918 109% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.8 8.42419426049 104% => OK
difficult_words: 77.0 63.6247240618 121% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 10.498013245 91% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.2008830022 116% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.