The article introduces the topic of the function of the horns of antelope and deer species.
The article introduces the topic of the function of the horns of antelope and deer species. More specifically, in regard to the reading passage, the writer puts forth three theories describing the functions of antlers. In the listening passage, the lecturer points out that the conclusions made by the author are not correct and address, in detail, the trouble with each point in the reading text.
In the reading, the author begins by stating that horns are used to dissipate heat, cooling the blood of the animals. This specific argument is challenged by the lecturer. He claims that if it were true, there would no be reasons for antlers to grow during winters. Additionally, he mentioned that there are examples of animals inhabited in a warm climate that have smaller horns than the animals from cold climate do.
Secondly, the author suggests that the purpose to have such horns is to protect against predators. The lecturer, however, makes the counterargument and mentions that, if horns are the defense mechanism, then females should have them too. But there is no such examples in nature, except one type of deer.
Finally, according to the author, another function of antlers could be to show fertility to or to compete with other males. In simple words, the larger are horns the stronger and more attractive males are. The professor in the listening is doubtful that this is accurate. He points out that there is no evidence that males with small horns do not have a chance for mating. Moreover, it can not be concluded that the status of a certain male among other males depends on the size of its horns.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 204, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...ecturer. He claims that if it were true, there would no be reasons for antlers to...
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Line 3, column 218, Rule ID: NOW[3]
Message: Did you mean 'now' (=at this moment) instead of 'no' (negation)?
Suggestion: now
...aims that if it were true, there would no be reasons for antlers to grow during w...
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Line 4, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...than the animals from cold climate do. Secondly, the author suggests that the p...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, however, if, moreover, second, secondly, so, then, in regard to
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.4613686534 153% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 5.04856512141 79% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 20.0 22.412803532 89% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 30.3222958057 135% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1349.0 1373.03311258 98% => OK
No of words: 277.0 270.72406181 102% => OK
Chars per words: 4.87003610108 5.08290768461 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.07962216107 4.04702891845 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.52616796483 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 154.0 145.348785872 106% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.5559566787 0.540411800872 103% => OK
syllable_count: 413.1 419.366225166 99% => 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: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 2.5761589404 272% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 21.2450331126 85% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 33.2278330453 49.2860985944 67% => OK
Chars per sentence: 89.9333333333 110.228320801 82% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.4666666667 21.698381199 85% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.13333333333 7.06452816374 73% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => 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: 0.223752506581 0.272083759551 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0846516737833 0.0996497079465 85% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.187614452529 0.0662205650399 283% => The coherence between sentences is low.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.127376097572 0.162205337803 79% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0988871677394 0.0443174109184 223% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.7 13.3589403974 80% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 61.67 53.8541721854 115% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 11.0289183223 83% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.97 12.2367328918 90% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.52 8.42419426049 101% => OK
difficult_words: 70.0 63.6247240618 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 10.7273730684 70% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.498013245 88% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 68.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 20.5 Out of 30
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