Writing prompt: Lucy's grandmother is telling her about life several years ago. The environment where she lived has changed significantly. Using the provided hints and sentence patterns, write a short English essay about these changes.
Writing hints: different; flats; fields; bushes; buildings.
Reference sentence patterns: There was/were... ; There wasn't/weren't any... ; There was/were no...

Student essay:
Hi! I am Lucy. My grandmother lives a village. There now and in the part are very different. There were some fields and bushes. But now. There are some flats and building.

Corrected essay:
Hi! I am Lucy. My grandmother lives in a village. The village now and in the past are very different. There were some fields and bushes. But now, there are some flats and buildings.

Error analysis:
error_sentence: My grandmother lives a village.
correct_sentence: My grandmother lives in a village.
correction: in
error_type: Preposition Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Preposition Error: According to English verb collocation rules, when the verb 〈lives〉 means 'reside', it must be followed by a prepositional phrase as an adverbial of place. Since 〈a village〉 is a place noun, the preposition 『in』 needs to be added to form a complete prepositional structure, thus changing 〈lives a village〉 to 『lives in a village』 to form a complete prepositional phrase as an adverbial of place.
error_sentence: There now and in the part are very different.
correct_sentence: The village now and in the past are very different.
error: There
correction: The village
error_type: Noun Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Noun Error: According to English sentence structure rules, the subject reference is unclear. The original sentence uses 〈There〉 as a formal subject, but the context requires a specific place reference. Therefore, the vague pronoun 〈There〉 is replaced with the specific noun phrase 『The village』 to specifically refer to the village mentioned, making the meaning clearer.
error_sentence: There now and in the part are very different.
correct_sentence: The village now and in the past are very different.
error: part
correction: past
error_type: Spelling Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Noun Error: Based on the context's time comparison logic, 〈part〉 is an incorrect word choice. The sentence needs to express the time concept 'past' not 'part', so 〈part〉 is corrected to 『past』 to fit the semantic logic, forming the fixed phrase 『in the past』.
error_sentence: But now. There are some flats and building.
correct_sentence: But now, there are some flats and buildings.
error: . There
correction: , there
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: ① Punctuation Error: According to English conjunction rules for parallel clauses, when the transitional adverbial phrase 〈But now〉 introduces a new clause, it should be followed by a comma to indicate a brief pause and semantic connection, so the incorrectly used period 〈.〉 is replaced with a comma 『,』 to maintain the grammatical integrity of the compound sentence; ② Case Error: According to English writing rules following a comma in a clause, the first letter of a non-independent clause should remain lowercase, thus the incorrectly capitalized 〈There〉 is corrected to lowercase 『there』 for consistency. The revised sentence becomes 『But now, there are some flats and buildings』.
error_sentence: There are some flats and building.
correct_sentence: But now, there are some flats and buildings.
error: building
correction: buildings
error_type: Noun Number Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Noun Number Error: According to English parallel structure grammar rules, when 〈flats〉 is a plural noun indicating multiple apartments, the noun 〈building〉 connected by the conjunction 'and' must maintain number agreement. Therefore, the singular form 〈building〉 is changed to the plural form 『buildings』 for consistency.