The Had Had Had... Riddle

Here's a little puzzle to ponder. The following sentence is grammatically correct, it just needs to be given the correct punctuation.





Ann while Bob had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher.



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Okay, here's the answer to the puzzle. I'm going to give both the correct punctuation and a little explanation. (Believe me, it needs it!!):

Ann, while Bob had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

It has to do with grammar. "Had had" is the past participle (I believe) and Bob had [written] the wrong answer on his HW assignment (or whatever), which was "had". Ann had [written] the correct answer, which was "had had". Thus, While Bob had had "had" [on his paper], Ann had had "had had" on her paper. The fact that Ann had "had had" on her paper made the teacher happy.