The reading and the lecture are both about how the settlements of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico in the Southerwest, were used. The author of the reading explains three possible theories. However, the lecturer casts doubt on the claims made in the article.
First, the author claims that the Chaco structures were purely residential, housing hundreds of people. He believes that these buildings were a first version of the more recent southwest buildings. This point is challenged by the lecturer. She says that although the outside of the great houses inspires housing a lot of people, the inside of these building proves their puropose was not residential. Furthermore, she points that there is a few number of fire places, which are used by residents whose number is about ten families not hundreds of them as stated in the passage.
Secondly, the author explains as a second theory that the Chaco structures were used to store food supplies. he suggests that the size of great houses are suitable to store the long lasting supplies of maize. The lecturer rebuts this argument. She explains that the excavation didn’t bring such conclusions. She explains this by the absence of maize traces or maize containers left there.
Finally, the author mentions that te third theory proposes that the great houses were used as ceremonial centers. He is of the opinion that the large number of broken pots found at Pueblo Alto is an evidence of special ceremonies celebrated there. The lecturer, on the other hand states that the broken pots are not the only material found during the excavations of the mound. She puts forth the idea that there is a large number of other old material like construction tools and that these pots could be regular trush left by workers in this area.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 442, Rule ID: MANY_NN[1]
Message: Possible agreement error. The noun number seems to be countable; consider using: 'few numbers'.
Suggestion: few numbers
...Furthermore, she points that there is a few number of fire places, which are used by resid...
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Line 5, column 110, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: He
...tures were used to store food supplies. he suggests that the size of great houses ...
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Line 7, column 416, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
.... She puts forth the idea that there is a large number of other old material like construction to...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, furthermore, however, second, secondly, so, third, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 10.4613686534 163% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 1.0 5.04856512141 20% => OK
Conjunction : 3.0 7.30242825607 41% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 15.0 12.0772626932 124% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 36.0 30.3222958057 119% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1486.0 1373.03311258 108% => OK
No of words: 300.0 270.72406181 111% => OK
Chars per words: 4.95333333333 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.16179145029 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.51246669409 2.5805825403 97% => OK
Unique words: 160.0 145.348785872 110% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.533333333333 0.540411800872 99% => OK
syllable_count: 449.1 419.366225166 107% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 3.25607064018 276% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 41.2209843426 49.2860985944 84% => OK
Chars per sentence: 87.4117647059 110.228320801 79% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.6470588235 21.698381199 81% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.23529411765 7.06452816374 74% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => 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: 0.325796822668 0.272083759551 120% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0972723167283 0.0996497079465 98% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0740949032856 0.0662205650399 112% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.181115991468 0.162205337803 112% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0423458685435 0.0443174109184 96% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.7 13.3589403974 80% => 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: 11.13 12.2367328918 91% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.37 8.42419426049 99% => OK
difficult_words: 74.0 63.6247240618 116% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 10.7273730684 56% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
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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Rates: 78.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 23.5 Out of 30
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