Torreya tacifolia
Lately, there has been ton of debate surrounding as to what is the best way to prevent the decline of Torreya taxifolia the evergreen tree. The author of the passage suggests three ways to stop the decline of the tree. However, the lecturer in the listening passage was quick to point out some flaws in the proposed methods to preserve the endangered tree.
First and foremost, the author suggests that Torreya should be reestablished in the same location where it thrived for several years. The microclimate in the Northern Florida would be well suited for the tree. On the other hand, the lecturer opposed this idea. The lecturer, states that the microclimate areas have been affected by global warming and they are becoming dry, which would not benefit the Torreya tree that needs cooler and wetter climate.
Secondly, the author proposes an idea to move the Torreya to an entirely different location, far from the Florida microclimate to a cooler place where they would thrive. However, the lecturer rebuts this argument. On the contrary, the lecturer argues that relocating the species might cause harm to other native species, the lecturer gives an example of the black locust tree. When migrated to another location they spread so quickly that they destroyed other plants and trees in the area.
Finally, the author claims that preserving Torreya in research areas might help stop the decline of the tree. Obviously, the author mentions a drawback to this idea. The lecturer, says that the tree would not be able resist the diseases. To resist diseases they need to have a diverse and a large population. However, the research centers would not be able to maintain such a large and diverse population.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, however, if, second, secondly, so, well, as to, on the contrary, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 5.04856512141 178% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 22.412803532 71% => OK
Preposition: 31.0 30.3222958057 102% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1432.0 1373.03311258 104% => OK
No of words: 286.0 270.72406181 106% => OK
Chars per words: 5.00699300699 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.11236361783 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.46063436989 2.5805825403 95% => OK
Unique words: 146.0 145.348785872 100% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.51048951049 0.540411800872 94% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 434.7 419.366225166 104% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 3.25607064018 0% => OK
Article: 14.0 8.23620309051 170% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 13.0662251656 122% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 44.1756083716 49.2860985944 90% => OK
Chars per sentence: 89.5 110.228320801 81% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.875 21.698381199 82% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.4375 7.06452816374 91% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
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: 0.0963027348093 0.272083759551 35% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0325113785288 0.0996497079465 33% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0487722627217 0.0662205650399 74% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0656127748178 0.162205337803 40% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0235474859549 0.0443174109184 53% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.1 13.3589403974 83% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 62.68 53.8541721854 116% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 11.0289183223 79% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.48 12.2367328918 94% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.18 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 67.0 63.6247240618 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.498013245 84% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.
Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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