The reading passage talks about nuances caused by non-native Cane toad species in Australia, along with the three ways to control the overgrowing population of these toads. The lecture highlights the limitations of the proposed methods to control cane toad population discussed in reading article.
First, the reading article proposes building national fence to limit the spreading of toads to unaffected parts of Australia; citing the successful attempt in the past to control rabbit population. However, the lecture argues that, with the national fence, no one can regulate river and streams. Waterways can carry young toads and toad eggs to the other parts of the country. Few toads are enough and will multiply in no time. Making the fencing efforts futile.
Secondly, the passage makes an argument that, large group of volunteers can be posted to capture and destroy toads. Young toads and eggs are easy to gather and this way efforts will be successful. But, the lecture counters this theory by pointing out that, it will be difficult to distinguish between native frog species and Cane toads for untrained volunteers. There is a high chance that volunteers can not tell apart between these species. In that case future of native frog species can be in jeopardy.
Lastly, according to the paragraph another option is to use disease causing virus to control toad population. The virus will be able to infect other reptile and amphibian species but won't be harmful to them. The lecture refutes this claim by stating, various animals from Australia goes to parts of American continent as pets or for research purposes. Through the trade, virus can enter their ecosystem and affect the toad population there. Moreover, the professor adds, cane toads are vital part of American ecosystem.
In conclusion, the lecture refuses the choices listed in the reading article saying controlling the cane toad population is not an easy task.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 386, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[2]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'volunteer'?
Suggestion: volunteer
...ined volunteers. There is a high chance volunteers cant tell apart between these species. ...
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Line 5, column 397, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...eers. There is a high chance volunteers cant tell apart between these species. In t...
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Line 7, column 521, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...s are vital part of American ecosystem. In conclusion, the lecture refuses the c...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, lastly, moreover, second, secondly, so, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 10.4613686534 115% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 5.04856512141 178% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 7.30242825607 151% => OK
Relative clauses : 4.0 12.0772626932 33% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 12.0 22.412803532 54% => OK
Preposition: 44.0 30.3222958057 145% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1627.0 1373.03311258 118% => OK
No of words: 312.0 270.72406181 115% => OK
Chars per words: 5.21474358974 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.20279927342 4.04702891845 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.52887458955 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 173.0 145.348785872 119% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.554487179487 0.540411800872 103% => OK
syllable_count: 492.3 419.366225166 117% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 2.5761589404 233% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 13.0662251656 138% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 42.8444285961 49.2860985944 87% => OK
Chars per sentence: 90.3888888889 110.228320801 82% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.3333333333 21.698381199 80% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.33333333333 7.06452816374 61% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => 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: 0.526077246386 0.272083759551 193% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.160840445868 0.0996497079465 161% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0786225294843 0.0662205650399 119% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.282307174583 0.162205337803 174% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0711594377561 0.0443174109184 161% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.8 13.3589403974 88% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 53.8541721854 101% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 11.0289183223 90% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.64 12.2367328918 103% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.73 8.42419426049 104% => OK
difficult_words: 84.0 63.6247240618 132% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => 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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Rates: 85.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 25.5 Out of 30
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