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Kalimat ini berarti: Ada dua murid, James dan John, yang dalam ujian bahasa Inggris diminta mendeskripsikan seorang pria yang, pada masa lalu, pernah menderita demam. John menulis "The man had a cold" yang disalahkan oleh gurunya, sementara James menulis jawaban yang benar, "The man had had a cold." Karena benar, jawaban James telah membuat gurunya senang.