Writing prompt: About Examinations

Student essay:
Recently we have made an investigation on whether the test paper for Senior Three students should be difficult or not.
Some students think the test should be difficult. Because they like the test which has some chanllenge. So it is best which is too difficult. If the test will be difficult, you can know where is your weak link.
The other students think the test should be easy. Because if the best will be too difficult, you may be lose heart, and it is possible to fear the test. If the test will be easy, you can make a good grade, and it can increase your confidence.
I think the test should be difficult, because if that, you can know the distance for people or people.

Corrected essay:
Recently, we have made an investigation on whether the test paper for Senior Three students should be difficult or not.
Some students think the test should be difficult. Because they like the test which has some challenges. So it is best if it is difficult. If the test is difficult, you can know where your weak link is.
The other students think the test should be easy. Because if the test is too difficult, you may lose heart, and it is possible to fear the test. If the test is easy, you can make a good grade, and it can increase your confidence. I think the test should be difficult, because in that way, you can know the distance between yourself and others.

Error analysis:
error_sentence: Recently we have made an investigation on whether the test paper for Senior Three students should be difficult or not.

correct_sentence: Recently, we have made an investigation on whether the test paper for Senior Three students should be difficult or not.

correction: ,
error_type: Punctuation Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Punctuation Error: When the adverb 〈Recently〉 acts as a time adverbial leading a sentence, it should be followed by a comma; therefore, a 『,』 is added after 〈Recently〉 to conform to English punctuation rules.

error_sentence: Because they like the test which has some chanllenge.
correct_sentence: Because they like the test which has some challenges.
error: chanllenge
correction: challenges
error_type: Spelling Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Spelling Error: According to the sentence meaning, it is intended to express “challenges” in plural form; therefore, 〈chanllenge〉 is a misspelling of 『challenges』 and needs to be corrected to 『challenges』 to make the sentence coherent.

error_sentence: So it is best which is too difficult.
correct_sentence: So it is best if it is difficult.
error: which is too
correction: if it is
error_type: Sentence Structure Error
error_severity: 4
error_description: Sentence Structure Error: The original sentence is logically chaotic and semantically unclear; considering the context, it is intended to express “So it is best if it is difficult”; therefore, 〈which is too〉 is changed to 『if it is』 to make the meaning coherent and conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: If the test will be difficult, you can know where is your weak link.

correct_sentence: If the test is difficult, you can know where your weak link is.

error: will be
correction: is
error_type: Verb Tense Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Verb Tense Error: In a conditional adverbial clause, the simple present tense should be used to express future time; therefore, 〈will be〉 is changed to 『is』 to conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: If the test will be difficult, you can know where is your weak link.

correct_sentence: If the test is difficult, you can know where your weak link is.

error: is
error_type: Word Redundancy Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Word Redundancy Error: Incorrect word order in the indirect question 〈where is your weak link〉; a clause introduced by an interrogative word requires declarative word order, thus 〈is〉 before 〈your〉 is redundant and should be deleted to conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: If the test will be difficult, you can know where is your weak link.

correct_sentence: If the test is difficult, you can know where your weak link is.

correction: is
error_type: Word Order Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Word Order Error: The word order in the indirect question 〈where is your weak link〉 is incorrect; a clause introduced by an interrogative word should use declarative word order; therefore, 〈is〉 is added after 〈ink〉 to conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: Because if the best will be too difficult, you may be lose heart, and it is possible to fear the test.
correct_sentence: Because if the test is too difficult, you may lose heart, and it is possible to fear the test.
error: best will be
correction: test is
error_type: Verb Tense Error
error_severity: 4
error_description: ① Noun Error: 〈best〉 cannot refer to the test; therefore, 〈best〉 is changed to 『test』 to correctly express the sentence meaning; ② Verb Tense Error: In a conditional adverbial clause, the simple present tense should be used to express future time; therefore, 〈will be〉 is changed to 『is』 to conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: Because if the best will be too difficult, you may be lose heart, and it is possible to fear the test.
correct_sentence: Because if the test is too difficult, you may lose heart, and it is possible to fear the test.
error: be
error_type: Word Redundancy Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Word Redundancy Error: The modal verb 〈may〉 should be directly followed by the base form of the verb; therefore, the redundant 〈be〉 is deleted to conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: If the test will be easy, you can make a good grade, and it can increase your confidence.

correct_sentence: If the test is easy, you can make a good grade, and it can increase your confidence.
error: will be
correction: is
error_type: Verb Tense Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Verb Tense Error: In a conditional adverbial clause, the simple present tense should be used to express future time; therefore, 〈will be〉 is changed to 『is』 to conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: If the test will be easy, you can make a good grade, and it can increase your confidence.

correct_sentence: If the test is easy, you can make a good grade, and it can increase your confidence. I think the test should be difficult, because in that way, you can know the distance between yourself and others.
error: 


error_sentence: I think the test should be difficult, because if that, you can know the distance for people or people.
correct_sentence: I think the test should be difficult, because in that way, you can know the distance between yourself and others.
error: if that
correction: in that way
error_type: Sentence Structure Error
error_severity: 4
error_description: Sentence Structure Error: The original sentence is logically chaotic and semantically unclear; considering the context, it is intended to express “because in that way, you can know the distance between yourself and others”; therefore, 〈if that〉 is changed to 『in that way』 to make the meaning coherent and conform to grammatical rules.

error_sentence: I think the test should be difficult, because if that, you can know the distance for people or people.
correct_sentence: I think the test should be difficult, because in that way, you can know the distance between yourself and others.
error: for people or people
correction: between yourself and others
error_type: Sentence Structure Error
error_severity: 4
error_description: Sentence Structure Error: The original sentence is logically chaotic and semantically unclear; considering the context, it is intended to express “because in that way, you can know the distance between yourself and others”; therefore, 〈for people or people〉 is changed to 『between yourself and others』 to make the meaning coherent and conform to grammatical rules.