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A puzzle for English teachers

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:27 pm
by Brian
Can you make a grammatically correct sentence that uses the word 'and' five times consecutively?

So somewhere in your sentence we will see 'and and and and and'. The 5 'ands' can't be interrupted by other words, but you can use punctuation to your advantage.

Brian

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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 12:28 pm
by minda_spK
Sue and Brian bought stickers and markers for a multi-family Smith and Johnson yardsale they were planning with Tom and Lisa for friday and saturday.

It's awkward, but maybe correct?

Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 3:32 pm
by Brian
That's a good attempt - but your five 'and's are separated by other words.

I'm looking for a grammatically correct sentence that has 5 ands in a row.

So something like this:

bla bla bla bla bla and and and and and bla bla bla.

Brian


COMICS for your students: www.grammarmancomic.com

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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:20 pm
by Merrylee
How about this:

Teacher: Boys and girls, read after me. "And, And, And, And, And"
Students: "And, And, And, And, And"
Teacher: well done!

Haha..just joking

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:56 am
by David-sensei
Five is pretty hard. Seven is easy though...

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:00 am
by Brian
Here's the solution.

A man bought a pub called 'The Horse and Cart'. He decided the sign looked a bit old and faded, so he contacted a local artist and hired him to paint a new sign.

When the new sign was delivered, the pub owner wasn't happy and refused to pay.

"What's wrong?" asked the artist.
"The words are too close together. It looks cramped," said the pub owner.
"Cramped?"
"Yes. There's isn't enough space between 'horse' and 'and', and 'and' and 'cart'," explained the pub owner.

Ta da! Five 'ands' in a row.

Brian

ps - if you think your students would like to try some (simpler) riddles, take a look at these:

www.grammarmancomic.com/riddles.html


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