Forty-Four Ways to Say, "George Gave Mary A Kiss"

© Thomas C. Harrison 2009

1. George gave Mary a kiss.

2. It was George who gave Mary a kiss.

3. It was Mary whom George gave a kiss.

4. It was Mary George gave a kiss.

5. It was a kiss that George gave Mary.

6. George was the one who gave Mary a kiss.

7. Mary was the one whom George gave a kiss.

8. Mary was the one George gave a kiss.

9. A kiss was what George gave Mary.

10. Give Mary a kiss was what George did.

11. George gave a kiss to Mary.

12. It was George who gave a kiss to Mary.

13. It was Mary whom George gave a kiss to.

14. It was Mary to whom George gave a kiss.

15. It was Mary George gave a kiss to.

16. It was a kiss that George gave to Mary.

17. George was the one who gave a kiss to Mary.

18. Mary was the one whom George gave a kiss to.

19. Mary was the one to whom George gave a kiss.

20. Mary was the one George gave a kiss to.

21. A kiss was what George gave to Mary.

22. Give a kiss to Mary was what George did.

23. Mary was given a kiss by George.

24. It was Mary who was given a kiss by George.

25. It was George whom Mary was given a kiss by.

26. It was George by whom Mary was given a kiss.

27. It was George Mary was given a kiss by.

28. It was by George that Mary was given a kiss.

29. It was a kiss that was given to Mary by George.

30. It was a kiss that Mary was given by George.

31. Mary was the one who was given a kiss by George.

32. Mary was the one to whom a kiss was given by George.

33. George was the one whom Mary was given a kiss by.

34. George was the one by whom Mary was given a kiss.

35. George was the one Mary was given a kiss by.

36. George was the one by whom Mary was given a kiss.

37. A kiss was given to Mary by George.

38. A kiss was what Mary was given by George.

39. A kiss by George was what Mary was given.

40. A kiss was what was given to Mary by George.

41. It was a kiss that was given Mary by George.

42. It was to Mary that a kiss was given by George.

43. It was Mary that a kiss was given to by George.

?44. Given a kiss by George was what Mary was.

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