About "the order of the words in German"
Is the sentence "Das Kind in das Zimmer ist mein Sohn."correct? Should I change it to"In das Zimmer ist das Kind mein Sohn."?
And what's the difference between "Mein Sohn ist das Kind in das Zimmer."and"Mein Sohn ist in das Zimmer das Kind."? Is the second sentence correct? And why?

Question

About "the order of the words in German"
Is the sentence "Das Kind in das Zimmer ist mein Sohn."correct? Should I change it to"In das Zimmer ist das Kind mein Sohn."? 
And what's the difference between "Mein Sohn ist das Kind in das Zimmer."and"Mein Sohn ist in das Zimmer das Kind."? Is the second sentence correct? And why?

Answer

Das Kind in dem Zimmer ist mein Sohn.
I will send you some links about the basics of the German word order:
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/german/learn-german-word-order/
https://www.thoughtco.com/german-sentences-in-the-right-order-4068769
The basic word order is S-P-O, subject, predicate and object. The part of the sentence you want to stress comes first.
Hope that helps!

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