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I had a test where i needed to translate from German to English . Can u say "statistics show,that ..." ?

And the other sentence which was marked as wrong : " Recent figures show, that London is growing faster than other regions"

I cannot find my mistake in here ?

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  • You're probably talking about a clause beginning with daß in German, which obeys different rules from what English is used to. – Robusto Feb 17 '17 at 20:58
  • Questions regarding translation or comparisons between two languages are probably off-topic. On the English side, we don't understand how you decided on the examples given. A German example with a description on how you decided on the English example given might be helpful to understand the real issues. – user3169 Feb 17 '17 at 21:11
  • First one was :" statistiken zeigen,dass.... " translated with :"statistics show, that" . So the comma of course is wrong but apart of That? – Matthias Feb 18 '17 at 18:04
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The mistake lies in the use of the comma. Never place a comma between subject and verb (unless the subject contains a parenthetical modifier such as an apposition), or between verb and object.

Your sentences should have read as follows:

  • Statistics show that ...

  • Recent figures show that ...

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