Writing prompt: A Brief Introduction to the UK

Student essay:
The UK is called The United Kingdom or British. London is the capital of the British. British is made up of four countries such as England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland. So it has four languages English,Welsh,Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. In the thirteenth century,Wales was linked to England. Then England and Wales joined Scotland in the seventeenth century and named Great Britain. Finally the English government formed the United Kingdom by getting Ireland peacefully. But,the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. So the United Kingdom contained Northern Ireland,England,Wales and Scotland. If you want to have a trip on historical architecture,the small towns built by Romans it's a good places to travel. There you will find out more about British history history and culture.

Corrected essay:
The UK is called the United Kingdom or Britain. London is the capital of Britain. Britain is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. So it has four languages: English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. In the thirteenth century, Wales was linked to England. Then England and Wales joined Scotland in the seventeenth century and were named Great Britain. Finally, the English government formed the United Kingdom by uniting with Ireland peacefully. But the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. So the United Kingdom contains Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland. If you want to have a trip to see historical architecture, the small towns built by Romans are good places to travel. There you will find out more about British history and culture.

Error analysis:
error_sentence: The UK is called The United Kingdom or British.
correct_sentence: The UK is called the United Kingdom or Britain.
error: The
correction: the
error_type: Case Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Case Error: According to English writing conventions, when the country name 〈The United Kingdom〉 is used as a common noun phrase, the article in the middle does not need to be capitalized. Therefore, the capitalized 〈The〉 is changed to lowercase 『the』 to conform to English writing conventions.
error_sentence: The UK is called The United Kingdom or British.
correct_sentence: The UK is called the United Kingdom or Britain.
error: British
correction: Britain
error_type: PoS Confusion Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: PoS Confusion: 〈British〉 is an adjective, meaning 'of Britain', while a proper noun for the country name is needed here. Therefore, the adjective 『British』 is changed to the noun 『Britain』 to accurately refer to the country.
error_sentence: London is the capital of the British. British is made up of four countries such as England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.
correct_sentence: London is the capital of Britain. Britain is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
error: the British. British
correction: Britain. Britain
error_type: Noun Error
error_severity: 4
error_description: ① Noun Error: According to the specific word meaning, 〈the British〉 refers to the British people, while the country name is needed here, so it is changed to 『Britain』.; ② Pronoun Error: The subject of the subsequent sentence needs to be consistent with the country name in the first sentence, so the adjective 『British』 is changed to the noun 『Britain』.
error_sentence: British is made up of four countries such as England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.
correct_sentence: Britain is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
error: such as
correction: :
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to English expression conventions, when listing specific content, using a colon 『:』 instead of the phrase 〈such as〉 can make the sentence more concise and fluent, hence this modification.
error_sentence: So it has four languages English,Welsh,Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic.
correct_sentence: So it has four languages: English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic.
correction: :
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to English expression conventions, when listing specific items, a colon should be used to introduce them, so 『:』 is added to make the sentence conform to the convention.
error_sentence: Then England and Wales joined Scotland in the seventeenth century and named Great Britain.
correct_sentence: Then England and Wales joined Scotland in the seventeenth century and were named Great Britain.
correction: were
error_type: Auxiliary Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Auxiliary Error: According to English expression habits, this sentence intends to express the passive voice, and the auxiliary verb 〈were〉 is missing before 〈named〉 to form the passive voice, so 『were』 needs to be added to ensure the sentence structure is correct.
error_sentence: Finally the English government formed the United Kingdom by getting Ireland peacefully.
correct_sentence: Finally, the English government formed the United Kingdom by uniting with Ireland peacefully.
correction: ,
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to English writing conventions, when the adverb 〈Finally〉 is at the beginning of a sentence, it needs to be followed by a comma to separate it from the main clause. Therefore, a 『,』 is added to conform to English punctuation rules.
error_sentence: Finally the English government formed the United Kingdom by getting Ireland peacefully.
correct_sentence: Finally, the English government formed the United Kingdom by uniting with Ireland peacefully.
error: getting
correction: uniting with
error_type: Verb Choice Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Verb Choice Error: Based on the context, 〈getting〉 is semantically ambiguous and does not fit the context of political unification, while 『uniting with』 clearly means 'to join with'. Therefore, the verb is replaced to accurately express the historical event.
error_sentence: But,the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.
correct_sentence: But the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.
error: ,
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: The conjunction 〈But〉 in the sentence 〈But, the southern part〉 does not require a comma to separate it from the following components. Therefore, the redundant 『,』 is deleted to make the sentence more fluent.
error_sentence: So the United Kingdom contained Northern Ireland,England,Wales and Scotland.
correct_sentence: So the United Kingdom contains Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland.
error: contained
correction: contains
error_type: Verb Tense Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Verb Tense Error: According to English grammar rules, the present tense should be used to describe the current composition of a country. Therefore, the past tense 『contained』 is changed to the present tense 『contains』 to maintain tense consistency.
error_sentence: If you want to have a trip on historical architecture,the small towns built by Romans it's a good places to travel.
correct_sentence: If you want to have a trip to see historical architecture, the small towns built by Romans are good places to travel.
error: on
correction: to see
error_type: Preposition Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Preposition Error: According to English expression habits, 〈on〉 is not suitable for expressing the purpose of a trip, and needs to be changed to 『to see』 to fit the meaning.
error_sentence: If you want to have a trip on historical architecture,the small towns built by Romans it's a good places to travel.
correct_sentence: If you want to have a trip to see historical architecture, the small towns built by Romans are good places to travel.
error: it's a
correction: are
error_type: Subject-Verb Agreement Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Subject-Verb Agreement Error: According to English grammar rules, the subject and verb must agree in number. The subject 〈the small towns〉 is plural, while 〈it's a〉 is singular. Therefore, it is changed to the plural verb 『are』 to achieve subject-verb agreement.
error_sentence: There you will find out more about British history history and culture.
correct_sentence: There you will find out more about British history and culture.
error: history
error_type: Word Redundancy Error
error_severity: 4
error_description: Word Redundancy Error: The repeated use of 〈history〉 in the text makes the sentence redundant, so the repeated 〈history〉 is deleted to make the sentence more concise.