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  2. James while John had had had had had had had had had had had ...

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    The sentence can be given as a grammatical puzzle [7] [8] [9] or an item on a test, [1] [2] for which one must find the proper punctuation to give it meaning. Hans Reichenbach used a similar sentence ("John where Jack had...") in his 1947 book Elements of Symbolic Logic as an exercise for the reader, to illustrate the different levels of language, namely object language and metalanguage.

  3. Pluperfect - Wikipedia

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    English also has a past perfect progressive (or past perfect continuous) construction, such as had been working. This is the past equivalent of the present perfect progressive, and is used to refer to an ongoing action that continued up to the past time of reference. For example: "It had been raining all night when he awoke."

  4. Comparative illusion - Wikipedia

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    The typical example sentence used to typify this phenomenon is More people have been to Russia than I have. [4] [b] The effect has also been observed in other languages. Some studies have suggested that, at least in English, the effect is stronger for sentences whose predicate is repeatable.

  5. List of linguistic example sentences - Wikipedia

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    [31] [32] [33] It has been quoted by Boncompagno da Signa is his work Rhetorica novissima in 1235 and from there it has been part of the rhetorical education. [34] King Edward II of England was killed, reportedly after Adam of Orleton, one of his gaolers, received a message, probably from Mortimer, reading "Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum ...

  6. History of physical training and fitness - Wikipedia

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    Physical training has been present in some human societies throughout history. Usually, people trained to prepare for physical competition or display, to improve physical, emotional and mental health, and to look attractive. [1] The activity took a variety of different forms but quick dynamic exercises were favoured over slow or more static ones.

  7. High-intensity interval training - Wikipedia

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    The high-intensity exercise should be done at near maximum intensity. The medium exercise should be about 50% intensity. The number of repetitions and length of each depends on the exercise, but may be as little as three repetitions with just 20 seconds of intense exercise. [12] The specific exercises performed during the high-intensity ...

  8. Worked-example effect - Wikipedia

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    The worked-example effect is a learning effect predicted by cognitive load theory. [1] [full citation needed] Specifically, it refers to improved learning observed when worked examples are used as part of instruction, compared to other instructional techniques such as problem-solving [2] [page needed] and discovery learning.

  9. List of NATO exercises - Wikipedia

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    Exercise Display Determination (1982/1984) [18] [19] - Parachuting in Turkey; Exercise Central Enterprise (1982 to present) - A periodic live-fire exercise designed to test integrated air defenses in Western and Central Europe. [20] Able Archer 83, carried out in November 1983, is believed to have nearly started a nuclear war with the Soviet Union.