User:Sma/german english practise

to be expanded

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31st August
Mars is the English name for the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system. Mars ist der englische Name des vierte Planeten von der Sonne in unserem Sonnensystem.

correction(cor): des vierten Planeten (genetive clause) 'von der Sonne' is ok, but better would be 'von der Sonne aus (gesehen)' meaning 'from the sun's point of view'

Mars is named after the Roman god of war because it is red and red is the colour of blood. Mars ist...............ist rot und rot ist die Farbe des Blut. cor: is named= ist benannt after the Roman god of war= nach dem römischen Gott des Krieges because=weil Farbe des Blutes (again genetive)

Mars has 2 very small moons called Phobus and Deimos. Mars hat zwei sehr kleine Monde....Phobus und Deimos. cor: called= die genannt werden (maybe think of the long English version ', that are called')

The planet Mars is made of rock. Der Planet, Mars, ist aus Stein. cor: why commas? Mars belongs to planet, it's both subject, 'ist aus' is alright, but 'besteht aus'(consists of) sounds better :P

Th e ground there is red because of iron oxide (rust) in the rock and dust. Der Boden ist rot wegen Rost in den Stein und Staub. cor: there=dort wegen Rost is pretty good, you could also use your favorite, the genetive ;), wegen des Rosts    a comma after rot would be better too, but I don't know if it is necessary.     is rock supposed to be plural? if so, it should be 'in den Steinen', if it's singular then it          should be 'im Stein (better: im Gestein)     dust, mhh yes, maybe you should make it to 'dust in the air', so 'im Staub in der Luft', but I       dont get the English right there.

The planet has a very thin carbon dioxide atmosphere. Der Planet hat ein sehr dünnes...... Atmosphäre. cor: Atmosphäre= female (die ~) carbon dioxide= Kohlenstoffdioxid I guess

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to be done like this pattern:

1 English sentence: 1 German sentence :