German classroom activities: move whole phrases to explain verb position

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Compare the finite verb’s field with its written-word number.</p></header><pre id="result" class="result" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">G2 teacher key: <span lang="de">Heute Abend / liest / Mia / ein Buch.</span> Verb field 2; written word 3.</pre><div class="buttons"><button type="button" id="g1">G1 · Subject first</button><button type="button" id="g2">G2 · Time first</button><button type="button" id="g3">G3 · weil clause</button></div><p id="example" lang="de">G2 · Heute Abend liest Mia ein Buch.</p><label for="groups">Whole groups, separated by /</label><textarea id="groups" lang="de" rows="3" >Heute Abend / liest / Mia / ein Buch</textarea><div class="buttons"><button type="button" id="check">Check phrase order</button></div><label for="explanation">Learner explanation (teacher review)</label><textarea id="explanation" rows="3" ></textarea><section class="panel"><h2>Teacher comparison</h2><p lang="de">G1: Mia / liest / heute Abend / ein Buch.</p><p lang="de">G2: Heute Abend / liest / Mia / ein Buch.</p><p lang="de">G3: Mia bleibt zu Hause, <strong>weil / sie / ein Buch / liest.</strong></p></section><footer><p>The checker compares only the three supplied patterns. It is not a general German parser or a measure of mastery.</p><p>Use a prepared HTML explanation in <a href="https://nos-workspace.com/">NOS</a> when reviewing these phrase comparisons. Eligible static instructions can be revised in visual editing mode; dynamic outputs follow their controls.</p></footer></main><script>
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