1. Brain Tickler Competition

2. Number 1
1. At the fair, I ate cotton candy, a caramel apple and, a foot-long hot dog.
At the fair, I ate cotton candy, a caramel apple, and a foot-long hot dog.

3. Number 2
I pigged out on food at the fair, and got a stomachache as a result.
I pigged out on food at the fair and got a stomachache as a result.

4. Number 3
Dad was tired but, he kept driving until we finally arrived at the beach.
Dad was tired, but he kept driving until we finally arrived at the beach.

5. Number 4
Mom said, “I’m warning you! I can’t take much more of this honey.”
Mom said, “I’m warning you! I can’t take much more of this, honey.”

6. Number 5 I live in a charming, old, nineteenth-century, house.

7. Number 6 We will meet on Monday December 25, 2006.

8. Number 7
People from Raleigh, North Carolina often vacation at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
People from Raleigh, North Carolina, often vacation at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

9. Number 8 I admit that yes I did put the turtle in the toilet.

10. Number 9 The tall guy on the basketball team Legs Long is my neighbor.

11. Number 10
The new kid on the tennis team whom I beat last week won the tournament.
The new kid on the tennis team, whom I beat last week, won the tournament.

12. Number 11
Everyone, who hasn’t finished the test, must stay after school to finish.
Everyone who hasn’t finished the test must stay after school to finish.

13. Number 12 Just as I was about to paint my sister Rose walked in.