Is the sentence "James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" grammatically correct?
Answer (2)
Yes, it certainly can be when it's properly punctuated.
The statement looks back on a day last week, when the teacher was grading essays written by James and John. It tells of one particular sentence in the essays, almost identically worded in both essays, except for one word difference.
James ... while John had had "had" ... had had "had had". "Had had" had had a better effect on their teacher.
The sentence is grammatically correct but requires careful punctuation for clarity. It plays with the past perfect tense of the verb 'to have,' contrasting the experiences of James and John. A proper punctuation can reveal its meaning more clearly, distinguishing the use of 'had' and 'had had.'
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