Are there any grammar mistakes? If so can you help me fix it? Thank you!?

Koala





Koalas have large rounded ears, leathery black nose, and stout body covered with gray-brown fur. That is why they look like a small bear. A koala is kind and gentle and is sometimes called koala bear. But, koala is not a bear. This creature belongs to a group of mammals called marsupials. Animals that belong in that group include kangaroos and opossums. Koalas spend most of their lives in the eucalyptus trees and feeding its leaves. But koalas must be careful when eating young leaves from the eucalyptus trees. It contains an acid that can be poisonous. Koalas raise their young in a pouch on the underside of the mother’s belly like a kangaroo and other marsupials. A male koala can weigh up to 30 pounds when it is fully grown and the female koala can weigh up to 20.


Koalas lived in the temperate forest. Most of the trees in the temperate forest are oak, maple, birch, beech, hickory, and sweet gum. There are many other types of trees that grow in the temperate forest. There are small plants that grew in this forest, too. It includes ferns, mosses, shrubs, lichens, Blue Bead Lily, Indian Cucumber, and wild sarsaparilla. Other animals that lived in the temperate forest are foxes, deer, and bears.


There are four seasons in the temperate forest. When spring time comes, it brings new life to the trees and plants, warm temperatures, and rain which help everything grow. But summer is hot, and everything is green since all the trees now have leaves. When fall comes, the temperature is cool and trees will change colors like red, yellow, and orange when fall comes. Winter is very cold and all the trees loose their leaves. The average temperature in the temperate forest is 50 degrees F°.

Are there any grammar mistakes? If so can you help me fix it? Thank you!?
Koalas





Koalas have large rounded ears, leathery black nose*s*, and stout bod*ies* covered with gray-brown fur. *This* is why they look like a small bear. A koala is kind and gentle and is sometimes called *a* koala bear. But, *the* koala is not a bear. This creature belongs to a group of mammals called marsupials. Animals that belong in *this* group include kangaroos and opossums. Koalas spend most of their lives in the eucalyptus trees, feeding *on* its leaves. But koalas must be careful when eating young leaves from the eucalyptus trees *as they contain * an acid that can be poisonous. Koalas raise their young in a pouch on the underside of the mother’s belly*,* like a kangaroo and other marsupials. A male koala can weigh up to 30 pounds when it is fully grown and the female koala can weigh up to 20.


Koalas *live* in *temperate forest* areas. *Trees in temperate forest include* oak, maple, birch, beech, hickory, and sweet gum *as well as many other types*. There are *also* small plants that *grow* in this forest*, including* ferns, mosses, shrubs, lichens, blue bead lily, Indian cucumber, and wild sarsaparilla. Other animals that *live in temperate forest* are foxes, deer and bears.


There are four seasons in *temperate forest*. When spring time comes it brings new life to the trees and plants*:* warm temperatures and rain*,* which help everything grow. *S*ummer is hot and everything is green since all the trees now have leaves. When fall comes the temperature is cool and trees will change *to* colors like red, yellow and orange. Winter is very cold and all the trees *lose* their leaves. The average temperature in *temperate* forest is *50°F*.





With reference to above: do not capitalise tree or animal names, do not use semi-colons (;) in a normal list.





That should be correct grammar now but your biology about temperate forests is flawed. The information you quote is correct for Nth hemisphere forests (America, Europe) but koalas live in Sth hemisphere forests (Australia), which have different animals and trees (no oaks or bears!!) and different temperatures. Native Australian trees do not lose their leaves in autumn (fall).
Reply:I found a few things :o)





"Koalas have large rounded ears, leathery black noseS and stout bodIES..."





"But, koala is not a bear." This is kinda awkward...maybe do something like "Koalas, however, are not bears." I guess I just don't like sentences that start with "but".





"Koalas spend most of their time in eucalyptus trees feeding ON its leaves."





"There are small plants that GROW in this forest too. THEY include..."





"Other animals that LIVE..."





"Winter is very cold and all the trees LOSE their leaves."





You don't need the degree sign after the F since you already said degrees.





I hope this helps...don't take the capitals as yelling, I just wanted to make sure you knew what I was fixing!





:o)
Reply:Koalas have large, rounded ears; a leathery, black nose; and a stout body covered with gray-brown fur. Their appearance makes them look like a small bear, however, they are not bears. This creature belongs to a group of mammals called marsupials. Other animals belonging to this group include kangaroos and opossums.





Koalas spend most of their lives in the eucalyptus trees, feeding on its leaves. Koalas must be careful when eating young leaves from these trees, because they can contain a poisonous acid.





Koalas raise their young in a pouch on the underside of the mother's belly, much like the kangaroo and other marsupials. A male koala can weigh up to 30 pounds when it is fully grown while a female can weigh up to 20.





Koalas live in the temperate forest. Most of the trees in this forest are oak, maple, birch, beech, hickory, and sweet gum, though there are many other types of trees which grow there. There are small plants that grow in the forest, too, including ferns, mosses, shrubs, lichens, the Blue Bead Lily, Indian cucumber, and wild sarsaparilla. Other animals that live in the temperate forest include foxes, deer and bears.





There are four seasons in the temperate forest. When spring time comes, it brings new life to the trees and plants; warm temperatures and rain help the trees and plants grow. Summer is hot, however, and everything turns green since all the trees have again acquired leaves. When fall comes, the temperature is cool and the trees change colors to red, yellow and orange. Winter is very cold and this is when all the treese will lose their leaves. The average temperature in the temperate forest is 50 degrees farenheit.
Reply:All of my corrections will be in caps with [ ] around them. =]





Koalas have large rounded ears, leathery black nose[S], and [A]stout body covered with gray-brown fur. That is why they look like a small bear. A koala is kind and gentle and is sometimes called koala bear. But, koala is not a bear. This creature belongs to a group of mammals called marsupials. Animals that belong in that group include kangaroos and opossums. Koalas spend most of their lives in the eucalyptus trees [WHERE THEY FIND THEIR FOOD, LEAVES.]. But koalas must be careful when eating young leaves from the eucalyptus trees. It contains an acid that can be poisonous. [NEW PARAGRAPH]


Koalas raise their young in a pouch on the underside of the mother’s belly like a kangaroo and other marsupials. A male koala can weigh up to 30 pounds when it is fully grown and the female koala can weigh up to 20[POUNDS].


Koalas live[TAKE THE D OUT] in the temperate forest. Most of the trees in the temperate forest are oak, maple, birch, beech, hickory, and sweet gum. There are many other types of trees that grow in the temperate forest. There are small plants that gr[O]w in this forest, too. It includes ferns, mosses, shrubs, lichens, Blue Bead Lily, Indian Cucumber, and wild sarsaparilla. Other animals that live[TAKE OUT THE D] in the temperate forest are foxes, deer, and bears.[NO NEED FOR NEW PARAGRAPH]There are four seasons in the temperate forest. When spring time comes, it brings new life to the trees and plants, warm temperatures, and rain which help everything grow. But summer is hot, and everything is green since all the trees now have leaves. When fall comes, the temperature is cool and trees will change colors like red, yellow, and orange [TAKE OUT"when fall comes"]. Winter is very cold and all the trees loose their leaves. The average temperature in the temperate forest is 50 degrees F°.


MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CONCLUSION THAT SUMS UP EVERYTHING YOU WROTE ABOUT KOALAS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
Reply:1- stout bodies instead of body. also, instead of "that is why they look..." say "which is why they have the appearance of..."





2-instead of "is sometims called..." make it "and is often referred to as a koala bear; however, a koala is not a bear."





3-"koalas spend most of their lives in the euc trees and feed on the trees leaves."





4- "The leaves contain..."





5-koalas lived? or live?





6-capitalize tree names





7-fox.. not foxes.





8- when spring comes IT... what is it? how about saying, Come springtime, new life is brought to the trees and plants..."





hope that helps