Writing prompt: Parrots Make the Best Pets

Student essay:
I think that parrots make the best pet. First, parrots can live for 50 years, so they can company me for many years.
Second, parrots may respond my feelings easily. For example, they will make me happy when I feel sad or bored.
Third, it is smart of them to speak. They are able to say "Hello" "How are you" and so on. Some smarter parrots can even sing. Finally, it is not difficult for me to keep them. They just have gains, fruits and vegetables. And they are not dirty like cats or dogs, as a result, I needn't clean their bodies so I think that parrots make the best pets

Corrected essay:
I think that parrots make the best pets. First, parrots can live for 50 years, so they can accompany me for many years.
Second, parrots may respond to my feelings easily. For example, they will make me happy when I feel sad or bored.
Third, it is smart of them to speak. They are able to say "Hello," "How are you," and so on. Some smarter parrots can even sing. Finally, it is not difficult for me to keep them. They just have grains, fruits, and vegetables. And they are not dirty like cats or dogs. As a result, I needn't clean their bodies so I think that parrots make the best pets.

Error analysis:
error_sentence: I think that parrots make the best pet.
correct_sentence: I think that parrots make the best pets.
error: pet
correction: pets
error_type: Noun Number Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Noun Number Error: In the original sentence 〈parrots make the best pet〉, the subject 〈parrots〉 is plural, and the predicative 〈pet〉 should maintain number consistency, so the singular form 〈pet〉 is changed to the plural form 『pets』.

error_sentence: First, parrots can live for 50 years, so they can company me for many years.

correct_sentence: First, parrots can live for 50 years, so they can accompany me for many years.

error: company
correction: accompany
error_type: Verb Choice Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Verb Choice Error: Based on the context, the intended meaning here is 'to accompany'. The original use of 〈company〉 does not fit the semantic requirement and should be changed to 『accompany』 to accurately express the meaning.

error_sentence: Second, parrots may respond my feelings easily.
correct_sentence: Second, parrots may respond to my feelings easily.
correction: to
error_type: Preposition Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Preposition Error: According to English expression habits, the verb 〈respond〉 requires the preposition 『to』 to connect to the object 〈my feelings〉, so 『to』 is added after 〈respond〉 to comply with grammatical rules.

error_sentence: They are able to say "Hello" "How are you" and so on.
correct_sentence: They are able to say "Hello," "How are you," and so on.
correction: ,
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to English writing conventions, sentence components within direct quotes need to be separated by commas. A comma 『,』 should be added after the first sentence 〈Hello〉 within the quotation marks to conform to English punctuation rules.

error_sentence: They are able to say "Hello" "How are you" and so on.
correct_sentence: They are able to say "Hello," "How are you," and so on.
correction: ,
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to English writing conventions, sentence components within direct quotes need to be separated by commas. A comma 『,』 should be added after the second quoted phrase 〈How are you〉 to conform to English punctuation rules.

error_sentence: They just have gains, fruits and vegetables.
correct_sentence: They just have grains, fruits, and vegetables.
error: gains
correction: grains
error_type: Spelling Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Spelling Error: According to the sentence meaning, the intention here is to express 'grains', so 〈gains〉 is a misspelling of 『grains』. 〈gains〉 needs to be changed to 『grains』 to make the sentence meaning coherent.

error_sentence: They just have gains, fruits and vegetables.
correct_sentence: They just have grains, fruits, and vegetables.
correction: ,

error_sentence: And they are not dirty like cats or dogs, as a result, I needn't clean their bodies
correct_sentence: And they are not dirty like cats or dogs. As a result, I needn't clean their bodies so I think that parrots make the best pets.
error: , as
correction: . As
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Punctuation Error: 〈And they are not dirty like cats or dogs〉 and 〈as a result, I needn't…〉 contain independent predicate structures/subject-verb structures and can stand as independent sentences. Therefore, the comma needs to be changed to a period, changing 〈, as〉 to 『. As』.

error_sentence: so I think that parrots make the best pets
correct_sentence: As a result, I needn't clean their bodies so I think that parrots make the best pets.
correction: .
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 1
error_description: Punctuation Error: According to English writing conventions, a period is needed at the end of a sentence, so a period 『.』 is added after 〈pets〉 to complete the sentence structure.