Both the reading and the lecture are about the use of ethanol fuel as an alternative to gasoline. The author of the reading believes that ethanol can not substitutes gasoline and provides three reasons. On the other hand, the lecturer states that the authors` reasons are not convincing.
First, the lecturer points out that the use of ethanol fuel will not lead to global warming. He says that even though ethanol can release carbon monoxide into the atmosphere, ethanol is made from corn and sugar plants, and in order for these plant to grow they use photosynthesis which remove carbon dioxide from the air. As a result, ethanol usage will not add up any significant amount to carbon dioxide in the air. Because of this the professor refuses to except the author`s claim that ethanol, just like gasoline, can cause global warming.
Second, the professor explains large scale production of ethanol will not reduce the amount of food available for animals. He states that the production of ethanol uses only cellulose which is in a different part of plants that animals do not eat. This disputes the second claim made in the reading that the production of large amount of ethanol will decrease the amount of plants available for animals.
Finally, the professor puts forth the idea that ethanol an compete with gasoline in term of price. He asserts that with the increase of the ethanol production, it`s price will drop down. He brings up findings of research that show if the future production of ethanol goes up to triple the production now, it`s price will go down by forty percent. This cast doubt on the third reason provided in the reading that without government`s tax subside ethanol price will increase dramatically.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 155, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[1]
Message: The verb 'can' requires the base form of the verb: 'substitute'
Suggestion: substitute
...e reading believes that ethanol can not substitutes gasoline and provides three reasons. On...
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Line 7, column 57, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'a' instead of 'an' if the following word doesn't start with a vowel sound, e.g. 'a sentence', 'a university'
Suggestion: a
...fessor puts forth the idea that ethanol an compete with gasoline in term of price....
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Line 7, column 57, Rule ID: A_INFINITVE[1]
Message: Probably a wrong construction: a/the + infinitive
...fessor puts forth the idea that ethanol an compete with gasoline in term of price. He asse...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, first, if, second, so, third, as a result, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 4.0 10.4613686534 38% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 5.04856512141 198% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 21.0 22.412803532 94% => OK
Preposition: 45.0 30.3222958057 148% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1469.0 1373.03311258 107% => OK
No of words: 292.0 270.72406181 108% => OK
Chars per words: 5.03082191781 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.13376432452 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.62819875429 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 148.0 145.348785872 102% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.506849315068 0.540411800872 94% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 459.9 419.366225166 110% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 3.25607064018 184% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.116997792494 0% => OK
Article: 5.0 8.23620309051 61% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 37.5584578371 49.2860985944 76% => OK
Chars per sentence: 104.928571429 110.228320801 95% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.8571428571 21.698381199 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.92857142857 7.06452816374 70% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 4.45695364238 45% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.27373068433 164% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.444206404631 0.272083759551 163% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.17237855563 0.0996497079465 173% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0590321730762 0.0662205650399 89% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.276279888534 0.162205337803 170% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0533910104096 0.0443174109184 120% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.7 13.3589403974 95% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.89 12.2367328918 97% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.71 8.42419426049 92% => OK
difficult_words: 57.0 63.6247240618 90% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => 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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