Writing prompt: Lucy's grandmother is telling her about life several years ago. The environment where she lived has changed significantly. Using the provided hints and sentence patterns, write a short English essay about these changes.
Writing hints: different; flats; fields; bushes; buildings.
Reference sentence patterns: There was/were... ; There wasn't/weren't any... ; There was/were no...

Student essay:
Life is a few years ago was nothing like it is now. In the past , there were not so many apartments, but field are very beautiful this. And there used to be a lot of shrubs, and now the buildings have replaced the bushes.

Corrected essay:
Life a few years ago was nothing like it is now. In the past, there were not so many apartments, but the fields were very beautiful in this place. And there used to be a lot of shrubs, and now the buildings have replaced the bushes.