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<blockquote data-quote="Topper" data-source="post: 883340" data-attributes="member: 186250"><p>Well in fairness re the punctuation I spent half an hour researching this last night as I could only get 13 as well and it seems we are correct, however even the definitions of English grammar are different depending on there you look</p><p></p><p></p><p>So although an hour early, I am off out soon so here are the answers</p><p></p><p></p><p>1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends: <span style="color: #ff0000">Boxing</span>.</p><p></p><p>2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: <span style="color: #ff0000">Niagara Falls</span> .... The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.</p><p></p><p>3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: <span style="color: #ff0000">Asparagus and rhubarb</span>.</p><p></p><p>4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside:<span style="color: #ff0000">Strawberry</span>.</p><p></p><p>5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? <span style="color: #ff0000">It grew inside the bottle.</span> The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems. </p><p></p><p>6. Three English words beginning with dw: <span style="color: #ff0000">Dwarf, dwell and dwindle..</span>.</p><p></p><p>7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar:</p><p>apostrophe ( ’ ' )</p><p>brackets ( [ ], ( ), { }, ⟨ ⟩ )</p><p>colon ( : )</p><p>comma ( , )</p><p>dash ( ― )</p><p>ellipsis ( …, ..., . . . )</p><p>exclamation mark ( ! )</p><p>full stop / period ( . )</p><p>hyphen ( ‐ )</p><p>hyphen-minus ( - )</p><p>question mark ( ? )</p><p>quotation marks ( ‘ ’, “ ”, ' ', " " )</p><p>semicolon ( ; )</p><p>slash / stroke / solidus ( /, ⁄ )</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Hence why I think 13 is correct hyphen and hyphen-minus are one and the same</span></p><p></p><p>8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: <span style="color: #ff0000">Lettuce</span>.</p><p></p><p>9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': <span style="color: #ff0000">Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skiboots, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topper, post: 883340, member: 186250"] Well in fairness re the punctuation I spent half an hour researching this last night as I could only get 13 as well and it seems we are correct, however even the definitions of English grammar are different depending on there you look So although an hour early, I am off out soon so here are the answers 1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends: [COLOR=#ff0000]Boxing[/COLOR]. 2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: [COLOR=#ff0000]Niagara Falls[/COLOR] .... The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute. 3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: [COLOR=#ff0000]Asparagus and rhubarb[/COLOR]. 4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside:[COLOR=#ff0000]Strawberry[/COLOR]. 5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? [COLOR=#ff0000]It grew inside the bottle.[/COLOR] The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems. 6. Three English words beginning with dw: [COLOR=#ff0000]Dwarf, dwell and dwindle..[/COLOR]. 7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: apostrophe ( ’ ' ) brackets ( [ ], ( ), { }, ⟨ ⟩ ) colon ( : ) comma ( , ) dash ( ― ) ellipsis ( …, ..., . . . ) exclamation mark ( ! ) full stop / period ( . ) hyphen ( ‐ ) hyphen-minus ( - ) question mark ( ? ) quotation marks ( ‘ ’, “ ”, ' ', " " ) semicolon ( ; ) slash / stroke / solidus ( /, ⁄ ) [COLOR=#ff0000]Hence why I think 13 is correct hyphen and hyphen-minus are one and the same[/COLOR] 8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: [COLOR=#ff0000]Lettuce[/COLOR]. 9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': [COLOR=#ff0000]Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skiboots, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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