TPO-14 - Integrated Writing Task Every year, forest fires and severe storms cause a great deal of damage to forests in the northwestern United States. One way of dealing with the aftermath of these disasters is called salvage logging, which is the practic

The reading and the lecture both are discussing about the salvage logging which eliminate dead trees which affected by scorched are. The author of the reading believes that salvage logging have positive impact on damaged forest. While, the lecturer casts doubt the claim made in the reading. She thinks that the this way may end up long term damaging forest.
First of all, the reading claims that removing the dead trees create a situation in which fresh trees can grow. The professor contradicts the statement by saying that cleaning the forest does not provide a good condition for the growth of trees. She states that these trees enrich the soils and it makes soils suitable for plants. So, eliminating them can lead to soil with lack of nutrients.
Moreover, the passage points out that decaying wood is a good place for insects which can damage the forest. The lecturer rejected this idea by explaining that dead trees is a appropriate habitat not only for harmful insects such as spruce bark beetle but also for useful insects.
Thirdly, the reading explains that salvage logging is economically beneficial and also creates job opportunities. The professors opposes this idea by saying that economic benefits does not last very long. Since removing these trees should be done by helicopters which is expensive. Also, She states those employment opportunities which will be created, are temporarily.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 230, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “While” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...have positive impact on damaged forest. While, the lecturer casts doubt the claim mad...
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Line 1, column 309, Rule ID: DT_DT[2]
Message: Maybe you need to remove the second determiner so that only 'the' or 'this' is left.
Suggestion: the; this
...im made in the reading. She thinks that the this way may end up long term damaging fores...
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Line 3, column 175, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...s idea by explaining that dead trees is a appropriate habitat not only for harmfu...
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Line 4, column 129, Rule ID: AGREEMENT_SENT_START[1]
Message: You should probably use 'oppose'.
Suggestion: oppose
...eates job opportunities. The professors opposes this idea by saying that economic benef...
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Line 4, column 205, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “Since” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...nomic benefits does not last very long. Since removing these trees should be done by ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, may, moreover, so, third, thirdly, while, such as, first of all

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 15.0 12.0772626932 124% => OK
Pronoun: 20.0 22.412803532 89% => OK
Preposition: 18.0 30.3222958057 59% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1179.0 1373.03311258 86% => OK
No of words: 230.0 270.72406181 85% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.12608695652 5.08290768461 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.89432290496 4.04702891845 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.50625304944 2.5805825403 97% => OK
Unique words: 140.0 145.348785872 96% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.608695652174 0.540411800872 113% => OK
syllable_count: 349.2 419.366225166 83% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.116997792494 0% => OK
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
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: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 21.2450331126 75% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 30.1737316491 49.2860985944 61% => OK
Chars per sentence: 84.2142857143 110.228320801 76% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.4285714286 21.698381199 76% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.78571428571 7.06452816374 82% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 4.19205298013 119% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.27373068433 47% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.418928645615 0.272083759551 154% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.130068432101 0.0996497079465 131% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0765261336022 0.0662205650399 116% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.244026500222 0.162205337803 150% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.056613115997 0.0443174109184 128% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.9 13.3589403974 82% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 63.7 53.8541721854 118% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.4 11.0289183223 76% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.18 12.2367328918 100% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.41 8.42419426049 100% => OK
difficult_words: 58.0 63.6247240618 91% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 10.7273730684 70% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.498013245 80% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 81.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.5 Out of 30
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