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Joke # 3
Answer Key for Level 5
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      One day (NuA), an Eastern University professor visited the 

expanding campus {of the University} {of California} {at Los Angeles}.

He watched construction work {on half  a dozen new buildings}. / He

inspected new laboratories and attended summer classes {in modern 

study rooms}. / He walked {across miles} {of eucalyptus-lined lawns 

and athletic fields} {with one} {of the deans}. / He was impressed. /

     "My (Interjection)," [he said,] "just how many students do

you have here?" /

     ["Let me see,"] the dean answered thoughtfully, / "I'd say about

one {in a hundred}." /
 

Baude's Handbook of Humor for All Occasions.
Compiled by Jacob M. Braude. 
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1958. p. 52.

 
Progress
Total Words = 83 Words %
L1: In Prep Phrases  34  41
L1: + Adj & Adverbs 16 60
+ L2: S / V / C 29 95
+ L3: Clauses 0 95
+ L4: Verbals 2 98
+ Eight Other 2 100

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