The article explaons that archaeoloists do not agree about carved stone balls, that found in Scotland and belong to the Neolothic period, purposes and meaning and provide three theories of support. However, the professor refutes each of the theories that stated in the article.
First, the reading states the first theory that these stone balls were weapons used in fighting or hunting. The professor refute this point by explaining that during the Neolithic period signs of weapons wear was so common. If we examined these weapons, we would find a cracked, or piece broken. However, the surface of stone carved balls are well-preserved and nor damage. Therefore,the professor concludes that the carved stone balls were not weapons.
Second, the article posits that the carved stone balls used as a primitve system of weights and measures. In other words the balls representated a unit of measure. On the hand, the professor demponstrates that these stones are composed of different type of stones such as sandstone, limestone and so on. So, the balls have different mass, and by default they have different density. She also says there is a ball is much heavier than the other. Because of it made from different type of substance.
Third, the article states that the carved stone balls served a social purpose. The professor opposes this point by explaining the inconsistency thing in ths theroy. She states that if the carved stone ball doing so, it should be found when these dead bodies, the higher ranking person, when they buried in their tombs or cuffins. However, no carved stone balls have been found there which proofs the professor point.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Suggestion:
...ories of support. However, the professor refutes each of the theories that stated...
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Message: Possible agreement error - use third-person verb forms for singular and mass nouns: 'refutes'.
Suggestion: refutes
...d in fighting or hunting. The professor refute this point by explaining that during th...
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Suggestion: , the
...well-preserved and nor damage. Therefore,the professor concludes that the carved sto...
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Message: “Because” 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.
... a ball is much heavier than the other. Because of it made from different type of subst...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, however, if, second, so, therefore, third, well, such as, in other words
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 7.30242825607 151% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 25.0 30.3222958057 82% => OK
Nominalization: 1.0 5.01324503311 20% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1388.0 1373.03311258 101% => OK
No of words: 273.0 270.72406181 101% => OK
Chars per words: 5.08424908425 5.08290768461 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.06481385082 4.04702891845 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.50472322812 2.5805825403 97% => OK
Unique words: 148.0 145.348785872 102% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.542124542125 0.540411800872 100% => OK
syllable_count: 409.5 419.366225166 98% => 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
Interrogative: 1.0 0.116997792494 855% => Less interrogative sentences wanted.
Article: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 21.2450331126 75% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 37.8222943719 49.2860985944 77% => OK
Chars per sentence: 81.6470588235 110.228320801 74% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.0588235294 21.698381199 74% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.0 7.06452816374 71% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => 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: 8.0 4.27373068433 187% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.469773901509 0.272083759551 173% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.158424616217 0.0996497079465 159% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.102119728125 0.0662205650399 154% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.286839196324 0.162205337803 177% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0718313915728 0.0443174109184 162% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.5 13.3589403974 79% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 63.7 53.8541721854 118% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.4 11.0289183223 76% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.89 12.2367328918 97% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.31 8.42419426049 99% => OK
difficult_words: 67.0 63.6247240618 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 10.7273730684 70% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.498013245 80% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 75.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.5 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.