sentence: Merkel was born in Hamburg in West Germany, but moved to what was then East Germany when she was three months old after her father became pastor at a church near Templin, a quiet town in the countryside 90 kilometers north of Berlin.
modified: Merkel were born in Hamburg in West Germany, but moved to what were than East Germany when she were three months old after her fathest became pastor at a church near Templin, a quiet town in the countryside 90 kilometers north of Berlin.