Some things to consider include:<\/p>\n
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- Does the word require capitalisation?<\/li>\n
- Is the gender correct? (der\/die\/das)<\/li>\n
- Have any letters been missed out or added?<\/li>\n
- Has the word been mixed up for a different word?<\/li>\n
- Is an Umlaut missing, or not where it should be?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Before we get started, here is some (correct) terminology from the sentences you will proofread:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Die Polizei \u2013 police<\/p>\n
Jugendlichen \u2013 youths\/teenagers<\/p>\n
sogennante – so-called<\/p>\n
Donnerstagabend \u2013 Thursday evening<\/p>\n
aufl\u00f6sen \u2013 to dissolve\/disperse (past tense: aufgel\u00f6st)<\/p>\n
sangen \u2013 sang (plural past tense of singen-to sing)<\/p>\n
gut gelaunt \u2013 in a good mood<\/p>\n
Das Zusammentreffen \u2013 meeting<\/p>\n
gr\u00f6\u00dferer Gruppen \u2013 larger groups<\/p>\n
Risiko \u2013 risk<\/p>\n
Ausbreitung – spread<\/p>\n
das Verhalten \u2013 behaviour<\/p>\n
Bev\u00f6lkerung – people\/population<\/p>\n
Wochenende \u2013 weekend<\/p>\n
anschauen \u2013 to look at\/observe<\/p>\n
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Now, here are the five sentences! Remember, there is at least one mistake in each one \u2013 how many can you find, and can you correct the mistakes? The answers will be at the bottom of this post, underneath the newsletter form. Viel Gl\u00fcck!<\/p>\n
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- Polizi lost Corona-Party von jugendlichen auf<\/strong>
\n(Police disperse youths having Coronaparty)<\/li>\n- Die Polizei hat am Montagbend eine sogenannte Corona-Party von Jugendlichen in Sta\u00dffurt in Sachsen-Anhalt aufgel\u00f6scht
\n<\/strong>(The police dispersed youths having a so-called Coronaparty in Sta\u00dffurt in Saxony-Anhalt on Thursday evening.)<\/li>\n- Nach Polizeiangaben sangen die Jugendlichen sichtlich Gut Gelaunt “Corona, Corona”.<\/strong>
\n(According to police reports, the youths were in visibly good spirits, singing \u2018Corona, Corona\u2019.)<\/li>\n- Der Zusammentreffen gr\u00f6\u00dferer Gruppen stellt ein erhebliches risiko bei der Ausbreitung des Coronavirus dar.
\n<\/strong>(Meeting in larger groups poses a considerable risk for the spread of Coronavirus.)<\/li>\n- Wir werden uns die verhalten der Bev\u00f6lkerung an diesem Wochende anschauen.
\n<\/strong>(We will observe people\u2019s behaviour this weekend.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nHow many Fehler did you find?<\/strong> The answers are below the newsletter form in this post, so scroll down when you\u2019re ready to see how you did!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Thanks to Chelsea from the Swedish blog for providing the inspiration for this blog post. If you\u2019re interested in the Swedish language, go and check out the Swedish version of this post here.<\/a><\/p>\n
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Answers:<\/p>\n
1. Polizei was missing the \u2018e\u2019; the o in l\u00f6st<\/em> should have an Umlaut (from the separable verb aufl\u00f6sen); <\/em>Jugendlichen is a noun and should have been capitalised:<\/p>\n
Polizei <\/strong>l\u00f6<\/strong>st Corona-Party von J<\/strong>ugendlichen auf.
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2. Donnerstag was changed to Montag (Monday); Abend was missing the letter A (lowercase here because it is part of the word Donnerstagabend); aufgel\u00f6scht should have been aufgel\u00f6st :<\/p>\n
Die Polizei hat am Donnerstagabend<\/strong> eine sogenannte Corona-Party von Jugendlichen in Sta\u00dffurt in Sachsen-Anhalt aufgel\u00f6st.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
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3. Gut Gelaunt should have been in lowercase :<\/p>\n
Nach Polizeiangaben sangen die Jugendlichen sichtlich g<\/strong>ut g<\/strong>elaunt “Corona, Corona”. <\/em><\/p>\n
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4. The article for Zusammentreffen is \u2018das\u2019, not \u2018der\u2019; Risiko is a noun and should have been capitalised :<\/p>\n
Das<\/strong> Zusammentreffen gr\u00f6\u00dferer Gruppen stellt ein erhebliches R<\/strong>isiko bei der Ausbreitung des\u00a0Coronavirus\u00a0dar.<\/em><\/p>\n
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5. The article for Verhalten is \u2018das\u2019, not ‘die’; Verhalten is a noun and should be capitalised; Wochenende was spelt incorrectly :<\/p>\n
Wir werden uns das V<\/strong>erhalten der Bev\u00f6lkerung an diesem Wochenende<\/strong> anschauen.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Here is the whole article to read for yourself: Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Guten Tag! Today\u2019s post is a little more interactive than recent ones. We are going to test your German proofreading skills. Are you ready? Let\u2019s get started. In a recent post, I shared an article about illegal \u2018Coronapartys\u2019 in Germany. In this post, I will share sentences from that article, but deliberately include Fehler (mistakes)…<\/p>\n
- Die Polizei hat am Montagbend eine sogenannte Corona-Party von Jugendlichen in Sta\u00dffurt in Sachsen-Anhalt aufgel\u00f6scht
- Polizi lost Corona-Party von jugendlichen auf<\/strong>