A puzzle for English teachers

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:27 pm

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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minda_spK · Post by **minda_spK** » Sat May 23, 2009 12:28 pm

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?

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Sun May 31, 2009 3:32 pm

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

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Merrylee · Post by **Merrylee** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:20 pm

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

David-sensei · Post by **David-sensei** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:56 am

Five is pretty hard. Seven is easy though...

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:00 am

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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