Sentence Construction



On his 74th birthday, a man got a gift certificate from his wife.


The certificate paid for a visit to a medicine man living on a nearby


reservation who was rumored to have a wonderful cure for erectile


dysfunction.





After being persuaded, he drove to the reservation, handed his ticket


to the medicine man and wondered what he was in for.





The old man slowly, methodically produced a potion, handed it to him,


and with a grip on his shoulder, warned, "This is powerful medicine


and it must be respected..





You take only a teaspoonful and then say “1-2-3”.

When you do that, you will become more manly than you have ever been in your life


and you can perform as long as you want."





The man was encouraged. As he walked away, he turned and asked, "How


do I stop the medicine from working?"


"Your partner must say 1-2-3-4," he responded.


"But when she does, the medicine will not work again until the next full moon."


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He was very eager to see if it worked so he went home, showered,


shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine, and then invited his wife to


join him in the bedroom. When she came in, he took off his clothes and


said, "1-2-3!" Immediately, he was the manliest of men. His wife was


excited and began throwing off her clothes. And then she asked, "What


was the 1-2-3 for?"





And that, boys and girls, is why we should never end our sentences


with a preposition – or one could end up with a Dangling Participle!!