YOU SAID:
There's a bit of dead grass near the building.
INTO JAPANESE
建物の近くに枯れ草が少しあります。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There is some dry grass near the building.
INTO JAPANESE
建物の近くに乾いた草がいくつかあります。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There is some dry grass near the building.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.