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Kinder ab zehn Jahren sollen auf der Straße fahren.

Children aged ten and above should ride on the road.

Kinder zwischen acht und zehn können sich das aussuchen.

Children between eight and ten can choose for themselves.

Das ist aber nicht in jedem Land gleich.

However, this is not the same in every country.

8 words above B1

ab zehn Jahren← ab
from the age of ten preposition with dative beginning at that time or location; from; off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off) A1/ap/
sollen
should, are supposed to modal verb; forms: soll, sollte, gesollt should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall; to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something); to be intended (to do… A2/ˈzɔlən/
auf der Straße← die Straße
street, road plural: die Straßen street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement); carriageway (the part of a road or street… A1/ˈʃtʁaːsə/
fahren
to ride (a bike), to drive strong verb: fährt, fuhr, gefahren to go at speed; to go; to run; to drive; to sail; to leave; to depart A1[ˈfaːʁən]
zwischen
between two-way preposition; with dative here between; among, amongst A2/ˈtsvɪʃən/
aussuchen
to choose, to pick out separable verb: sucht aus, suchte aus, ausgesucht to select, to choose, to pick B1/ˈaʊ̯s.zuː.xən/
in jedem Land← das Land
country plural: die Länder country (territory of a nation); state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy); land (real estate or… A1/lant/
gleich
the same used as predicate adjective equal; same; very similar; same; identical A1/ɡlaɪ̯ç/

Grammar in this text

Modal verb + infinitive

Kinder ab zehn Jahren sollen auf der Straße fahren.

The modal verb 'sollen' is conjugated in position 2, and the main verb 'fahren' goes to the end in infinitive form.

Two-way preposition with dative

Kinder zwischen acht und zehn können sich das aussuchen.

'zwischen' is a two-way preposition; here it takes dative because it indicates location (between ages).

Separable verb in infinitive after modal

Kinder zwischen acht und zehn können sich das aussuchen.

The separable verb 'aussuchen' remains together in the infinitive at the end of the sentence; the prefix 'aus' is not separated because it's not in a main clause finite position.

Demonstrative pronoun 'das'

Das ist aber nicht in jedem Land gleich.

'das' is used as a demonstrative pronoun referring to the previously mentioned situation, meaning 'that'.

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