Writing prompt: Using the given vocabulary and sentence patterns, and referring to the picture, write a short essay. It is currently 7 PM. Based on the information provided by Linda below, use the present continuous tense to describe what Linda and her family are doing. Writing hints: Linda: help mother do housework; grandparents: watch TV; brother: play computer games; mother: cook; sister: listen to the radio.

Student essay:
Linda is my good friend. Now it is 7 p.m.. Linda is helping her mother do housework, and her mother is cooking now. What is Linda' s brother doing? Her brother is playing computer games. Linda' s sister is listening to the radio. Are Linda' s grandparents listening to the radio, too? No they are watching TV now.

Corrected essay:
Linda is my good friend. Now it is 7 p.m. Linda is helping her mother do housework, and her mother is cooking now. What is Linda's brother doing? Her brother is playing computer games. Linda's sister is listening to the radio. Are Linda's grandparents listening to the radio, too? No, they are watching TV now.

Error analysis:
error_sentence: Now it is 7 p.m..
correct_sentence: Now it is 7 p.m.
error: p.m..
correction: p.m.
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to English punctuation rules, the abbreviation “p.m.” already includes a period to indicate its abbreviated form. The original sentence 〈p.m..〉 incorrectly adds a double period; therefore, the extra period needs to be removed, retaining the standard abbreviation 『p.m.』. This correction aligns with the Chicago Manual of Style's guidelines on punctuation for Latin abbreviations, ensuring professionalism and accuracy in time expression.

error_sentence: What is Linda' s brother doing?
correct_sentence: What is Linda's brother doing?
error: ' s
correction: 's
error_type: Space Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Space Error: According to the writing rules for English noun possessives, when indicating the possessive of the singular noun 〈Linda〉, 〈's〉 should be added directly to the end of the word without a space in between. The original writing 〈Linda' s〉 incorrectly inserts a space; therefore, it needs to be corrected to the continuous form 『Linda's』. This correction adheres to the Oxford Style Guide's rules regarding possessive forms.

error_sentence: Linda' s sister is listening to the radio.
correct_sentence: Linda's sister is listening to the radio.
error: ' s
correction: 's
error_type: Space Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Space Error: According to the writing rules for English noun possessives, when indicating the possessive of the singular noun 〈Linda〉, 〈's〉 should be added directly to the end of the word without a space in between. The original writing 〈Linda' s〉 incorrectly inserts a space; therefore, it needs to be corrected to the continuous form 『Linda's』. This correction adheres to the Oxford Style Guide's rules regarding possessive forms.

error_sentence: Are Linda' s grandparents listening to the radio, too?
correct_sentence: Are Linda's grandparents listening to the radio, too?
error: ' s
correction: 's
error_type: Space Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Space Error: According to the writing rules for English noun possessives, when indicating the possessive of the singular noun 〈Linda〉, 〈's〉 should be added directly to the end of the word without a space in between. The original writing 〈Linda' s〉 incorrectly inserts a space; therefore, it needs to be corrected to the continuous form 『Linda's』. This correction adheres to the Oxford Style Guide's rules regarding possessive forms.

error_sentence: No they are watching TV now.
correct_sentence: No, they are watching TV now.
correction: ,
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to the standard requirements for English sentence structure, when the negative word 〈No〉 is used at the beginning of a sentence to indicate a negative response, it must be followed by a comma to separate it from the main clause. The original sentence 〈No they are watching TV now.〉 lacks the necessary punctuation pause; therefore, a comma 『,』 needs to be added after 〈No〉, changing it to 『No, they are watching TV now.』, to make the sentence conform better to English writing conventions.