TPO-33 - Integrated Writing Task Carved stone balls are a curious type of artifact found at a number of locations in Scotland. They date from the late Neolithic period, around 4,000 years ago. They are round in shape; they were carved from several types o

Although the author argues three main facts of the use of carved stone balls, the stones found in Neolithic period in Scotland, the professor finds them dubious and brings three counter claims to refute them all.

Firstly, the author takes the view that these stones were used as weapons for fighting and hunting. Conversely, the professor finds it unconvincing and claims that if they were used as weapons, they sould have had some cracks or flaws on their surfaces or been broken up to some peices. However, they are perfect and free from faults.

Furthermore, the passage holds the view that they were served as a system of standard measurement and exerted in trade since they were not changeable in size. The professor, on the other hand, asserts that their uniform shapes do not mean that they have same masses. While they are comprised by variety type of material including sandstone and cordsite, they have different densities meaning that they have different masses.

Eventually, the reading argues that the stone balls' elaborate design shows some social mark. In contrast, the professor disagrees and believes these stones are not only carved in a simple and intrigue design but also if they fulfilled as social mark, they should be buried by their owners as this was a costume from Neolithic period while no stone was found in neither graves nor temples of these high-level people. Thus, it is not likely to be used as social utilitarian.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 140, Rule ID: ADJECTIVE_IN_ATTRIBUTE[1]
Message: A more concise phrase may lose no meaning and sound more powerful.
Suggestion: changeable
...nd exerted in trade since they were not changeable in size. The professor, on the other hand, asse...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, conversely, first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, so, thus, while, in contrast, in fact, on the other hand

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 1.0 5.04856512141 20% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 7.30242825607 164% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 12.0772626932 58% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 29.0 22.412803532 129% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 23.0 30.3222958057 76% => 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: 1214.0 1373.03311258 88% => OK
No of words: 244.0 270.72406181 90% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.97540983607 5.08290768461 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.95227774224 4.04702891845 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.37875857135 2.5805825403 92% => OK
Unique words: 139.0 145.348785872 96% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.569672131148 0.540411800872 105% => OK
syllable_count: 364.5 419.366225166 87% => 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: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK

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: 24.0 21.2450331126 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 78.5406900912 49.2860985944 159% => OK
Chars per sentence: 121.4 110.228320801 110% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.4 21.698381199 112% => OK
Discourse Markers: 12.1 7.06452816374 171% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.27373068433 70% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.417641691172 0.272083759551 153% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.152710297847 0.0996497079465 153% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0465584469508 0.0662205650399 70% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.229336681544 0.162205337803 141% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0368513314732 0.0443174109184 83% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.2 13.3589403974 106% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.58 53.8541721854 103% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.9 12.2367328918 97% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.71 8.42419426049 103% => OK
difficult_words: 60.0 63.6247240618 94% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 10.7273730684 98% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 10.498013245 110% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 80 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24 Out of 30
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