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  • Mar 29, 2010, 10:35 PM
    Clough
    Who Can Write the Longest Sentence That's Grammatically Correct?
    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!
  • Mar 29, 2010, 10:37 PM
    Alty

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

    I'll just wait for Wondergirl to post and then copy hers. :)
  • Mar 29, 2010, 10:39 PM
    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!
  • Mar 29, 2010, 10:44 PM
    Alty
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Clough View Post
    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!

    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. ;)
  • Mar 29, 2010, 11:08 PM
    KISS

    Supercalifragilisticxpialidocious!
  • Mar 29, 2010, 11:10 PM
    Alty
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid View Post
    Supercalifragilisticxpialidocious!

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

    Besides, the longest word is;

    Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Mar 30, 2010, 12:30 AM
    Clough
    Okay, I want to hear you say that word, Alty! Come on now, out with it! :)
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:05 PM
    Clough
    So, I wonder where Wondergirl is at? Guess I'll have to let her know about this thread!
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:11 PM
    Synnen

    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.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:15 PM
    Clough
    I sent WG a message about this thread.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:17 PM
    Wondergirl

    Will there be a prize?
  • Mar 30, 2010, 04:46 PM
    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.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 10:02 PM
    Clough
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Synnen View Post
    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.

    I agree! My response to your first part in bold and in the quote.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 10:03 PM
    Clough
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wondergirl View Post
    Will there be a prize?

    Yes! Virtual cookies! :)
  • Mar 30, 2010, 10:04 PM
    Clough
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wondergirl View Post
    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.

    But, surely there would be incorrect ways to do it?
  • Mar 30, 2010, 10:27 PM
    Wondergirl

    Why incorrect?

    This thread is dead. There is no such thing as what you have asked us to write.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 10:31 PM
    Clough
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wondergirl View Post
    Why incorrect?

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

    Gosh! I just thought that it would be kind of fun, like a contest for just this site!
  • Mar 30, 2010, 10:33 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Clough View Post
    Gosh! I just thought that it would be kind of fun, like a contest for just this site!

    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.
  • Mar 30, 2010, 10:37 PM
    Clough
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wondergirl View Post
    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.

    What if we limited it to only a certain subject?
  • Mar 30, 2010, 11:17 PM
    kp2171
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wondergirl View Post
    It would be an exercise in futility and no fun at all.

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

    ;)

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