The reading and the lecture are both about Torreya taxifolia, which is an evergreen tree that started to die out, and soon will become extinct. the reading provides three solutions to address the decline of this tree, on the other hand, the lecture casts doubt on these solutions for the following reasons:
First, the author suggest to reestablish the tree in the same location, where it thrived for years. however, the lecturer mentions that this is unlikely to be successful because of the climate change and global warming, which, over all increased the temperature of the area and made it dry.
Secondly the author mention moving the tree to a new cooler location in contrast the lecturer believes this so called assisted migration can cause harm to other trees, she elaborates on this by giving an example of The Black Locust tree which was one moved to another location started killing other endangered trees.
Finally, the author claim that Torreya can be preserved in research center in closely monitored environment. on the other hand, the lecturer thinks that in the research centers, the tree will not survive in such environment. she argues that the in order for the tree to resist illness it need develop to maturity and allow the process of natural selection.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 145, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: The
... die out, and soon will become extinct. the reading provides three solutions to add...
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Line 2, column 19, Rule ID: ADMIT_ENJOY_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the gerund form: 'suggest reestablishing'.
Suggestion: suggest reestablishing
...e following reasons: First, the author suggest to reestablish the tree in the same location, where it...
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Line 2, column 101, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: However
...e location, where it thrived for years. however, the lecturer mentions that this is unl...
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Line 4, column 109, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: On
...enter in closely monitored environment. on the other hand, the lecturer thinks tha...
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Line 4, column 225, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: She
...e will not survive in such environment. she argues that the in order for the tree t...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, first, however, if, second, secondly, so, in contrast, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 6.0 10.4613686534 57% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 12.0772626932 66% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 15.0 22.412803532 67% => OK
Preposition: 29.0 30.3222958057 96% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 5.01324503311 160% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1064.0 1373.03311258 77% => OK
No of words: 214.0 270.72406181 79% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.97196261682 5.08290768461 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.82475343497 4.04702891845 95% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.45646876596 2.5805825403 95% => OK
Unique words: 125.0 145.348785872 86% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.584112149533 0.540411800872 108% => OK
syllable_count: 325.8 419.366225166 78% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 7.0 13.0662251656 54% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 30.0 21.2450331126 141% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 74.3148294592 49.2860985944 151% => OK
Chars per sentence: 152.0 110.228320801 138% => OK
Words per sentence: 30.5714285714 21.698381199 141% => OK
Discourse Markers: 11.5714285714 7.06452816374 164% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 4.19205298013 119% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => 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: 0.251026284994 0.272083759551 92% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.119817398771 0.0996497079465 120% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0738058259177 0.0662205650399 111% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.145382060106 0.162205337803 90% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0271349606011 0.0443174109184 61% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.3 13.3589403974 130% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.49 53.8541721854 92% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 11.0289183223 125% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.14 12.2367328918 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.18 8.42419426049 109% => OK
difficult_words: 55.0 63.6247240618 86% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 18.0 10.7273730684 168% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.0 10.498013245 133% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.2008830022 125% => 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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