Writing prompt: Using the given vocabulary and sentence patterns, and referring to the table, write a short essay.
Gao Feng is a football fan. He owns four footballs and many photos of soccer stars, but he never plays football; he only watches games on TV. He has two friends, Mike and Dave. Based on the table hints, introduce the hobbies of Gao Feng and his two friends in about 50 words.
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Student essay:
GaoFeng is a football fan. He has four football. But he never plays footballs. He has two friends. One is Mike, and other one is Dave. Mike likes playing basketball, it is interesting for him to play it. But he doesn't like playing ping-pong, it is boring for him to play it. And Dave likes playing soccer. He doesn't likes basketball, because, it is difficult for him to play it.

Corrected essay:
Gao Feng is a football fan. He has four footballs. But he never plays football. He has two friends. One is Mike, and the other one is Dave. Mike likes playing basketball. It is interesting for him to play it. But he doesn't like playing ping-pong. It is boring for him to play it. And Dave likes playing soccer. He doesn't like basketball, because it is difficult for him to play it.

Error analysis:
error_sentence: GaoFeng is a football fan.
correct_sentence: Gao Feng is a football fan.
error: GaoFeng
correction: Gao Feng
error_type: Spelling Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Spelling Error: According to English writing conventions, the pinyin spelling of Chinese names requires separating the surname and given name; 〈GaoFeng〉 is incorrect, so a space should be added, changing it to 『Gao Feng』 to comply with the standard.

error_sentence: He has four football.
correct_sentence: He has four footballs.
error: football
correction: footballs
error_type: Noun Number Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Noun Number Error: According to English grammar rules, the noun 'football' 〈football〉 is countable and the quantity is four, thus requiring the plural form. Change 〈football〉 to 『footballs』 to conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: But he never plays footballs.
correct_sentence: But he never plays football.
error: footballs
correction: football
error_type: Noun Number Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Noun Number Error: According to English expression conventions, in 'play football', 'football' is used as an uncountable noun representing the sport and does not require the plural form; therefore, change 〈footballs〉 to 『football』 to align with semantics and common usage.

error_sentence: One is Mike, and other one is Dave.
correct_sentence: One is Mike, and the other one is Dave.
correction: the
error_type: Determiner Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Determiner Error: In English, 'one...the other...' is a fixed expression; 〈other〉 requires the determiner 『the』 before it, so add 『the』 before 〈other〉 to mean 'the second of two'.

error_sentence: Mike likes playing basketball, it is interesting for him to play it.
correct_sentence: Mike likes playing basketball. It is interesting for him to play it.
error: , it
correction: . It
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: The sentences 'Mike likes playing basketball' and 'it is interesting for him to play it' each contain independent predicate structures and are two separate sentences; they cannot be joined by a comma but require a period for separation, and according to English writing conventions, the first letter needs capitalization, changing it to 『. It』.

error_sentence: But he doesn't like playing ping-pong, it is boring for him to play it.
correct_sentence: But he doesn't like playing ping-pong. It is boring for him to play it.
error: , it
correction: . It
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: The sentences 'But he doesn't like playing ping-pong' and 'it is boring for him to play it' each contain independent predicate structures and are two separate sentences; they cannot be joined by a comma but require a period for separation, and according to English writing conventions, the first letter needs capitalization, changing it to 『. It』.

error_sentence: He doesn't likes basketball, because, it is difficult for him to play it.
correct_sentence: He doesn't like basketball, because it is difficult for him to play it.
error: likes
correction: like
error_type: Auxiliary Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Auxiliary Error: According to English grammar rules, in the negative form of the simple present tense, the auxiliary verb 〈doesn't〉 should be followed by the base form of the verb; therefore, change 〈likes〉 to 『like』 to conform to the third-person singular negative structure.

error_sentence: He doesn't likes basketball, because, it is difficult for him to play it.
correct_sentence: He doesn't like basketball, because it is difficult for him to play it.
error: ,
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to English expression conventions, when the conjunction 〈because〉 introduces a clause, no extra comma is needed after it; therefore, delete the comma after 〈because〉 to comply with English punctuation rules.