"Er zeigt, wie man Eier kocht."
Translation:He is demonstrating how to cook eggs.
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In German, commas are used to separate the main clause from the subordinate clause(s).
Er zeigt, = main clause
wie man Eier kocht. = subordinate clause
The subordinating conjunction is wie.
No. "man" and "Mann" are completely different words.
der Mann = the man
man = one/you (in impersonal constructions/generalisations)
It'd have to be "Er zeigt, wie der Mann Eier kocht". "Er zeigt, wie Mann Eier kocht" is not grammatical, but it could be interpreted as a wordplay meaning "He shows how men cook eggs". In any case, you can't omit the comma.
In this sentence there are two clauses separate with a comma
Er zeigt=Main clause (the verb zeigt is in the second position)
Wie man Eier kocht=Subordinate clause (the verb kocht is in the last position).
And also you can change the word order and the verb of the Main clause is always in 2 position (all the subordinate clause is in first position)the verb of subordinate clause is in the last position
Wie man Eier kocht,zeigter