The teacher said that that that that that boy used was wrong. Please, briefly explain above stated sentence.
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1It's wrongly punctuated. – Edwin Ashworth Jan 29 '18 at 17:06
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@Edwin: it seems to me any of the second + third, the third alone, or the third + fourth instances of *that* could validly be enclosed in quotes, so it's also "ambiguous". – FumbleFingers Jan 29 '18 at 17:38
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[The teacher said that] that "that" (the word) that (which) [that boy over there] used... No-one would really use a sentence like this, it's just a humorous example of how grammar can sometimes be confusing. – Kate Bunting Jan 30 '18 at 09:28