tpo 33
Both the reading and the lecturer talk about possible theories about a kind of light uniform carved stone ball found in the site of Scotland from the Neolithic period. The reading states three theories about the purpose of these stone balls. However, the lecturer finds these statements unconvincing and categorically opposes them.
Firstly, the author states that these stone balls were some sorts of weapons for hunting and fighting. On the other hand, the lecturer refutes this idea, mentioning that like arrows and other handable weapons, they should have been damaged and cracked at least in some parts of the stones. While there are no such cracks or broken parts, they were unlikely to be applied as weapons.
Secondly, the reading states that those stone balls were used as a simple system of weights as they had similar round shapes. Conversely, the lecturer opposes this idea and mentions the fact that despite being so uniform in shape, these balls were made up of different types of materials like sand and grain with different densities. As it is clear uneven densities lead to different masses which refutes the theory made by the author.
Finally, the reading agrees upon the fact that with the picturesque ornaments of stone balls, it might have been some sign of social status for the people who had them. The lecturer, however, casts doubt on this point of view, citing that despite some of the stone balls were designed very much, some of them were as simple as their view served some aesthetical purpose. Moreover, if these stones belonged to people of that era, they should have been buried in their graves since they used to bury their properties with them whenever they died. However, no stone balls were found neither in the grave sites nor in their troops.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 213, Rule ID: ADJECTIVE_IN_ATTRIBUTE[1]
Message: A more concise phrase may lose no meaning and sound more powerful.
Suggestion: uniform
...mentions the fact that despite being so uniform in shape, these balls were made up of different ...
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Line 3, column 334, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “As” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...and and grain with different densities. As it is clear uneven densities lead to di...
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Line 4, column 247, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...this point of view, citing that despite some of the stone balls were designed very much, so...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
conversely, finally, first, firstly, however, if, moreover, second, secondly, so, while, at least, kind of, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 10.4613686534 134% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 12.0772626932 75% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 32.0 22.412803532 143% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 43.0 30.3222958057 142% => OK
Nominalization: 0.0 5.01324503311 0% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1485.0 1373.03311258 108% => OK
No of words: 302.0 270.72406181 112% => OK
Chars per words: 4.91721854305 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.1687104957 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.20279325966 2.5805825403 85% => OK
Unique words: 165.0 145.348785872 114% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.546357615894 0.540411800872 101% => OK
syllable_count: 450.0 419.366225166 107% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
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: 13.0 13.0662251656 99% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 21.2450331126 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 46.9465262971 49.2860985944 95% => OK
Chars per sentence: 114.230769231 110.228320801 104% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.2307692308 21.698381199 107% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.61538461538 7.06452816374 136% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.45814597873 0.272083759551 168% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.160037737156 0.0996497079465 161% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0810494266614 0.0662205650399 122% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.266515005262 0.162205337803 164% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0551919956056 0.0443174109184 125% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.4 13.3589403974 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 56.59 53.8541721854 105% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.55 12.2367328918 94% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.23 8.42419426049 98% => OK
difficult_words: 66.0 63.6247240618 104% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 10.7273730684 98% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.498013245 107% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 25 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.