Can someone check my work?

I'm trying to say:
"He was at the zoo and a lion jumped out of the cage and attacked him."

This is my attempt. Could you please fix any mistakes?

"Il était au zoo et un lion a sauté de la cage et l'attaqué."

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Just the last word also needs the auxiliary (helping) verb for the passé composé = l'a attaqué.

Mme

Sure! I can check your work. Here's the correct way to say it:

"Il était au zoo lorsque soudain un lion a sauté de sa cage et l'a attaqué."

Here's how you can check your work yourself:

1. Make sure the verb tenses are correct. In this case, you used the past tense "était" (was) correctly.

2. Check for prepositions. In this case, you used "au" correctly to convey being at the zoo.

3. Check for article agreement. You correctly used "un" (a) to describe the lion.

4. Make sure the verb agreement is correct. In this case, you correctly used "a sauté" (jumped) to match the lion.

5. Check for pronoun agreement. In this case, you used "l'" correctly to refer to the person being attacked.

Overall, your attempt was close! Just make sure to include the verb "être" before "au zoo" and adjust the phrase to make the sentence flow smoothly.