LOLing at the German sentences here, esp yours Katherine!
It reminds me of all the stupid sentences I've had to learn over the years in various languages in school!
Some of the first things we learned in English in 4th grade was things like: "This is a pencil. Is this a pencil? Yes, this is a pencil", and "Is this a car or a ball? This is a ball", and "This is a cap, and that is a record."
I'm sure glad I've come a bit further since then!