They were each to write a sentence describing a man who, in the past, suffered from a cold.
James wrote "The man had a cold," but the teacher said that was incorrect.
John wrote "The man had had a cold," which the teacher was pleased with.
So:
John, while James had had "had," had had "had had." "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.
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