The main topic of both the passage and the lecture is about potential effects of the zebra mussel on the east cost of North America. Considering this, the author claims that the zebra mussel are going to have detrimental influances in coastal areas. The professor, on the other hand, utterly denis whatever mentioned in the passage through citing three reasons.
First, both the passage and the lecture talk about possibility of controlling this species. According to the passage, as this species used to spread through Europe so rapidlly, we are going to experience same thins as it. Nevertheless, the professor rejects the author's view and illustrates the idea that despite incapability of controlling of it in past, there are numerous way to avoid the same problem that occurred in Europe. For example, the government should regulate ships to release their balasst water before going to freshwater, because the saltwater will eradicate them.
Second of all, both the passage and the lecture discuss the issue of domination of the species in their new inhabitant. The passage goes on to mention that the zebra mussel will occupy large areas because there is no predator of them. The professor, nevertheless, supports the contradictory notion; he describes that although at first the author's statement would be correct, with the passage of time local birds will exploit them as a new source of food. Therefore, the zebra mussel will not dominate.
Eventually, the passage and the lecture both discuss feasible decline in the population of sea creatures especially fishes. The author of the reading states that since the zebra mussel feed on plankton, there would not sufficient resources for other fishes. The professor, however, rebuts it, saying that the declination in overall population of fishes is not logical, thus the zebra mussel will provide extra nutrients for bottom of the river fishes.
- TOEFL TPO 14 - Integrated Writing Task 88
- TPO-16 - Integrated Writing Task 76
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer 92
- TPO-13 - Independent Writing Task Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The extended family (grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles) is less important now than it was in the past.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 81
- TPO-13 - Independent Writing Task Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The extended family (grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles) is less important now than it was in the past.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 81
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 348, Rule ID: IN_PAST[1]
Message: Did you mean: 'in the past'?
Suggestion: in the past
...spite incapability of controlling of it in past, there are numerous way to avoid the sa...
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Line 5, column 340, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...he describes that although at first the authors statement would be correct, with the pa...
^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, nevertheless, second, so, therefore, thus, for example, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 7.0 10.4613686534 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 5.04856512141 158% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 12.0772626932 58% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 20.0 22.412803532 89% => OK
Preposition: 46.0 30.3222958057 152% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 5.01324503311 160% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1611.0 1373.03311258 117% => OK
No of words: 307.0 270.72406181 113% => OK
Chars per words: 5.24755700326 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.18585898806 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.65606368902 2.5805825403 103% => OK
Unique words: 166.0 145.348785872 114% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.540716612378 0.540411800872 100% => OK
syllable_count: 495.9 419.366225166 118% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.23620309051 134% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 44.3536345519 49.2860985944 90% => OK
Chars per sentence: 115.071428571 110.228320801 104% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.9285714286 21.698381199 101% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.71428571429 7.06452816374 95% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 4.33554083885 46% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.27373068433 187% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.281787941918 0.272083759551 104% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.101745072804 0.0996497079465 102% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0714780841453 0.0662205650399 108% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.167194558357 0.162205337803 103% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0355844502874 0.0443174109184 80% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.3 13.3589403974 107% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 53.8541721854 93% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.17 12.2367328918 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.15 8.42419426049 109% => OK
difficult_words: 87.0 63.6247240618 137% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.2008830022 89% => 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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