TPO-43 - Integrated Writing Task Agnostids were a group of marine animals that became extinct about 450 million years ago. Agnostid fossils can be found in rocks in many areas around the world. From the fossil remains, we know that agnostids were primitiv

Both the lecture and reading talk about agnostids which were extinct about 450 million years ago. The reading passage mentions three theories to states that agnostids how may have lived. On the other hand, the lecturer challenges what are stated in the passage by providing some strong reasons.

First of all, the reading highlights that agnostids were a type of free-swimming predators. Conversely, the speaker mentions that predators need developed eyes to chase their prey. However, agnostids were absolutely blind. Therefore, they need a different organ to capture their prey including some sensors. But there is no evidence of such organ on the fossil records.

Secondly, the author states that agnostids are sort of seafloor dweller. In contrast, the professor finds this theory dubious and refute it. She mentions that seafloor dwellers are not likely moving fast and often move slowly and are occupied in a small geographical area. While agnostids moved large distances fastly and there is no possibility that they may be a seafloor dweller.

Finally, the reading asserts that agnostids were paradise. However, the lecturer holds the view that the population of paradise is limit. Therefore, there are impossible that agnostids were paradise, because agnostids have a large number of population and if they were paradise, they may kill the environment wherein they lived.

Therefore, what is mentioned in the reading passage is completely refuted by the professor. First, they are blind animals that cannot catch their prey. Second, they are fast and move distances. Therefore, they cannot be a slow seafloor dweller. Finally, they have a large population and the theory that states they are paradise, is refuted by the professor.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 224, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...s were paradise, because agnostids have a large number of population and if they were paradise, t...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, conversely, finally, first, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, therefore, well, while, in contrast, sort of, first of all, on the other hand

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 10.4613686534 210% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 5.04856512141 139% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 22.412803532 120% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 20.0 30.3222958057 66% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1478.0 1373.03311258 108% => OK
No of words: 275.0 270.72406181 102% => OK
Chars per words: 5.37454545455 5.08290768461 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.07223819929 4.04702891845 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.61931793532 2.5805825403 102% => OK
Unique words: 137.0 145.348785872 94% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.498181818182 0.540411800872 92% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 455.4 419.366225166 109% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.55342163355 109% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 3.25607064018 215% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 13.0662251656 153% => OK
Sentence length: 13.0 21.2450331126 61% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 33.7444439871 49.2860985944 68% => OK
Chars per sentence: 73.9 110.228320801 67% => OK
Words per sentence: 13.75 21.698381199 63% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.5 7.06452816374 106% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.27373068433 164% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.37897174313 0.272083759551 139% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.119701534827 0.0996497079465 120% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0955002127606 0.0662205650399 144% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.217790374706 0.162205337803 134% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0621791772238 0.0443174109184 140% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.7 13.3589403974 80% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 49.82 53.8541721854 93% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 11.0289183223 86% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.27 12.2367328918 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.84 8.42419426049 93% => OK
difficult_words: 62.0 63.6247240618 97% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 5.5 10.7273730684 51% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 7.2 10.498013245 69% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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