The reading states that there are some advantages of genetically modified trees and provides three reasons of support. However, the lecturer explains that despite the benefits there are downsides also and refutes each of the author's reasons.
First of all, the reading claims that the genetically modified trees resist the diseases. So these trees are more able to survive. However, the professor refutes this point by saying that the normal trees have various genetics and some of them would be atypical trees, hence, they would resist the diseases and tough conditions naturally. On contrary, the genetically modified trees are uniform, so, if there are any negative changes in their environment they might all die.
Secondly, the article points out that these trees offer economic profits, However, the lecturer opposes this point by saying that these trees would cost more than normal ones. She clarifies that farmers should pay money for the seeds every time they want to plan.
Thirdly, the reading mentions that the genetically modified trees would provide more wood demands so, that would protect the native trees. However, the professor counters this idea by explaining that in fact, these trees could be aggressive and compete with the native species of trees for nutrients and water. As a result, the genetically modified trees would cause more damage to their environment.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, hence, however, if, second, secondly, so, third, thirdly, in fact, as a result, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 7.0 10.4613686534 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 5.04856512141 178% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 12.0772626932 83% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 22.412803532 107% => OK
Preposition: 18.0 30.3222958057 59% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 2.0 5.01324503311 40% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1167.0 1373.03311258 85% => OK
No of words: 221.0 270.72406181 82% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.28054298643 5.08290768461 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.85565412703 4.04702891845 95% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.36088981112 2.5805825403 91% => OK
Unique words: 121.0 145.348785872 83% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.547511312217 0.540411800872 101% => OK
syllable_count: 354.6 419.366225166 85% => 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: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => 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: 11.0 13.0662251656 84% => 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: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 45.6533832805 49.2860985944 93% => OK
Chars per sentence: 106.090909091 110.228320801 96% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.0909090909 21.698381199 93% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.54545454545 7.06452816374 135% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => 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: 0.414836232247 0.272083759551 152% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.181240957224 0.0996497079465 182% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0921456324823 0.0662205650399 139% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.259163176255 0.162205337803 160% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.116428882292 0.0443174109184 263% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.5 13.3589403974 101% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.34 12.2367328918 109% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.49 8.42419426049 101% => OK
difficult_words: 54.0 63.6247240618 85% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 10.7273730684 79% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => 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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