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Original sentence: A kiang is a wild mountain donkey that hops along cliff edges.

Good news: this sentence is grammatically correct. It tells us what a kiang is and what it does.

Two easy ways to say it:

  • Same as yours (correct): A kiang is a wild mountain donkey that hops along cliff edges.
  • Simpler for young children: A kiang is a wild mountain donkey. It often hops along cliff edges.

Why these are correct (short and simple):

  1. "A kiang" is the animal we are talking about (the subject).
  2. "is" and "hops" are the action words (verbs) and they match the subject.
  3. Adding the word "often" makes the sentence softer, because it says the kiang does this many times but not always.

Meanings: "kiang" = a kind of wild donkey; "hops" = jumps; "cliff edges" = the sides of steep rocks or mountains.


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