Based on the reading a fossil skeleton of a dinosaur included a pattern of fine lines surrounding the skeletal bones discovered in China in 1996 which some paleontologist interpret the lines as evidence that this dinosaur had feathers. The author mentions three reasons that critics provide to oppose it. However, the professor explains that none of the reasons were true and refute each of the author's reasons.
First, some critics point out these lines may be formed by decomposition of dead dinosaurs body into fibers. In contrast, the professor demonstrates that we do not see the fine lines in any other fossils. So by taking to account the condition which these fossils preserved, these lines are presenting feather.
Second, the passage mentions that even if the fine lines are real structures of Sinosauropteryx, they may represent frills, not feather. Nevertheless, the professor illustrates that feather and frills have different chemical instructions so we can analyze the chemical properties of fine lines and get the answer.
Finally, the article pointed out that feathers have functions like flight and thermoregulation, but the fine lines are located along the backbone and the tail of the animal which make the feather useless for these functions. The professor opposes this point by saying that feathers have some other functions such as attracting a mate.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 158, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: don't
...ast, the professor demonstrates that we dont see the fine lines in any other fossils...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, however, if, may, nevertheless, second, so, in contrast, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 5.0 10.4613686534 48% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 18.0 22.412803532 80% => OK
Preposition: 23.0 30.3222958057 76% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1163.0 1373.03311258 85% => OK
No of words: 218.0 270.72406181 81% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.33486238532 5.08290768461 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.84250218741 4.04702891845 95% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.87342393391 2.5805825403 111% => OK
Unique words: 128.0 145.348785872 88% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.587155963303 0.540411800872 109% => OK
syllable_count: 356.4 419.366225166 85% => 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: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 13.0662251656 77% => 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: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 53.90259734 49.2860985944 109% => OK
Chars per sentence: 116.3 110.228320801 106% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.8 21.698381199 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.5 7.06452816374 120% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => 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: 0.469856195188 0.272083759551 173% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.17149387419 0.0996497079465 172% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.115470715507 0.0662205650399 174% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.265237673447 0.162205337803 164% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.039571763529 0.0443174109184 89% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.6 13.3589403974 109% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 53.8541721854 93% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.63 12.2367328918 111% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.24 8.42419426049 110% => OK
difficult_words: 63.0 63.6247240618 99% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 76.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 23.0 Out of 30
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