Hi, All!

Okay, challenge time here! I remember when I was in the 8th grade that my English teacher wrote an incredibly long sentence. It was supposedly all correct, grammatically and punctuation-wise.

Who can come up with the longest sentence here that's also correct in all ways?

Might be a learning experience for some of us!

Wondergirl, are you up for the challenge?

Thanks!

I'm out. No way can I do it.

I'll just wait for Wondergirl to post and then copy hers. :)

Well, you can certainly write and write and write, Alty!

Why not give it a try?

I'm hoping that Wondergirl will be the judge here!

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Originally Posted by Clough

Well, you can certainly write and write and write, Alty!

Why not give it a try?

I'm hoping that Wondergirl will be the judge here!

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I do have the gift for gab, but that doesn't extend to writing.

I'll wait for WG, see what she comes up with and then spend a few days trying to beat her. ;)

Supercalifragilisticxpialidocious!

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Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid

Supercalifragilisticxpialidocious!

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LOL! That's a word, not a sentence. ;)

Besides, the longest word is;

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Okay, I want to hear you say that word, Alty! Come on now, out with it! :)

So, I wonder where Wondergirl is at? Guess I'll have to let her know about this thread!

Are we allowed to copy from literature? ;)

You can do a LOT with a sentence to make it longer (and still keep it grammatically correct) by using semi-colons and colons instead of periods and question marks.

I sent WG a message about this thread.

Will there be a prize?

Uh oh.

Wikipedia says: There is no absolute limit on the length of an English sentence. A sentence describing successive numbers, for example, could be infinitely long, and one concatenating clauses with grammatical conjunctions such as "and" could go on as long as material may be supplied. Thus, at least one linguistics textbook concludes that "there is no longest English sentence".

Thus, no matter how long a sentence is, I can add one more adjective or adverb or interrupter or dependent clause to make it longer.

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Originally Posted by Synnen

Are we allowed to copy from literature? ;)

Nope! Just a simple contest to see who can really be creative here! :)

You can do a LOT with a sentence to make it longer (and still keep it grammatically correct) by using semi-colons and colons instead of periods and question marks.

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I agree! My response to your first part in bold and in the quote.

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Will there be a prize?

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Yes! Virtual cookies! :)

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Uh oh.

Wikipedia says: There is no absolute limit on the length of an English sentence. A sentence describing successive numbers, for example, could be infinitely long, and one concatenating clauses with grammatical conjunctions such as "and" could go on as long as material may be supplied. Thus, at least one linguistics textbook concludes that "there is no longest English sentence".

Thus, no matter how long a sentence is, I can add one more adjective or adverb or interrupter or dependent clause to make it longer.

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But, surely there would be incorrect ways to do it?

Why incorrect?

This thread is dead. There is no such thing as what you have asked us to write.

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Why incorrect?

This thread is dead. There is no such thing as what you have asked us to write.

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Gosh! I just thought that it would be kind of fun, like a contest for just this site!

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Originally Posted by Clough

Gosh! I just thought that it would be kind of fun, like a contest for just this site!

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It won't work. Someone can always throw in another adjective or adverb to make the sentence one word longer. It would be an exercise in futility and no fun at all. Think of something else, please.

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

It won't work. Someone can always throw in another adjective or adverb to make the sentence one word longer. It would be an exercise in futility and no fun at all. Think of something else, please.

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What if we limited it to only a certain subject?

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

It would be an exercise in futility and no fun at all.

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I think a girl once dumped me with a line like this.

;)