The article discusses a fascinating topic pertaining in this set of materials to the claim that dinosaurs are endotherms, and provides three reasons of support. However, the lecturer casts doubts on what is presented in the text and oppose each of the author's reasons.
First, the reading passage discusses that dinosaur fossils were found in polar regions indicating their ability to withstand the cold by maintaining a body temperature above the surrounding. In contrast, the professor provides information that gives a contradicting fact. She states that the reason that dinosaur were found in the polar region is because back at that time polar areas were much warmer than today and dinosaurs could have lived there and then travel to a warmer place when winter comes or even hibernate like most reptiles. Clearly a disparity exists between the article and the evidence exhibited by the professor.
Second, the article pushes forth the idea that if an animal's leg is positioned underneath it's body that indicate it's ability to run and such a physical activity is a characteristic of enotherms. However, the classroom discussion contends that by pointing to the fact that such a structure supports more weight allowing dinosaurs to grow tremendously big, and that large size is advantageous to dinosaurs.
Finally, the reading posits that the presence of a structure called Haversian canals which allow a rapid growth is a trait possess by endotherms. The professor refutes this point by explaining that beside the Haversian canals there was another structure found in the fossils called "Growth rings". This is a thickening of the bones indicating a period of time when bones were not growing at all.We also learn that the pattern of periodic growth is a characteristic feature of non-endotherm animals. Consequently, we can argue that indeed the claim made in the reading is unsubstantiated.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 356, Rule ID: PERIOD_OF_TIME[1]
Message: Use simply 'period'.
Suggestion: period
... a thickening of the bones indicating a period of time when bones were not growing at all.We a...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 7, column 406, Rule ID: SENTENCE_WHITESPACE
Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: We
...time when bones were not growing at all.We also learn that the pattern of periodic...
^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, consequently, finally, first, however, if, second, so, then, in contrast
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 10.4613686534 143% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 12.0772626932 149% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 22.412803532 107% => OK
Preposition: 36.0 30.3222958057 119% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 5.01324503311 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1615.0 1373.03311258 118% => OK
No of words: 305.0 270.72406181 113% => OK
Chars per words: 5.29508196721 5.08290768461 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.17902490978 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.96871441053 2.5805825403 115% => OK
Unique words: 174.0 145.348785872 120% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.570491803279 0.540411800872 106% => OK
syllable_count: 501.3 419.366225166 120% => 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: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 25.0 21.2450331126 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 55.3930400762 49.2860985944 112% => OK
Chars per sentence: 134.583333333 110.228320801 122% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.4166666667 21.698381199 117% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.5 7.06452816374 92% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 4.33554083885 185% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.27373068433 23% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.380224357273 0.272083759551 140% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.105223365489 0.0996497079465 106% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0725522198346 0.0662205650399 110% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.186712344183 0.162205337803 115% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0622348176929 0.0443174109184 140% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.2 13.3589403974 121% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 46.1 53.8541721854 86% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.0 11.0289183223 118% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.76 12.2367328918 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.59 8.42419426049 114% => OK
difficult_words: 91.0 63.6247240618 143% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.498013245 114% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => 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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