13 Clever Jokes Only Literature Lovers Will Appreciate ...

"Its period was late." Run-on sentences consist of multiple clauses that should be broken up with periods. This is one of the clever jokes that you'll understand if you're skilled in the art of writing.

"She created Eyre." Eyre is a play on the word 'air,' because Bronte wrote the famous novel Jane Eyre. If you haven't read it yet, you should definitely do so. She's an incredibly talented writer.

"It was tense." Words can be spelled the same, but have several different meanings. Tense can be used to describe an uncomfortable feeling. However, 'the past,' 'the present,' and 'the future' are all types of tenses.

"There, their, they're." Don't you hate when others use the wrong form of a word? That's what this joke is all about.

"The list is to long too fit hear." If you're obsessed with spelling and grammar, that sentence will be as painful to read as it is to write.

"She was having contractions." Contractions are shortened forms of certain words, but contractions can also be what happens to women who are about to give birth.

"A proper noun." If you're going to a fancy party, you must act proper if you wish to fit in, don't you agree?

"Because it was too possessive." Apostrophes can be used to show possession, like when you say "Ferris' day off."

"A cat has claws at the ends of its paws, and a comma is a pause at the end of a clause." If you know all about punctuation, then this statement shouldn't confuse you. It simply defines the role of the comma.

"Unquestionably!" The word 'unquestionably' answers the question, and gives an example of the answer.

"I said, "Who, me?'" If you're not sure what a pronoun is, it's something that takes the place of a noun. 'Who' and 'me' are both pronouns.

"To be sentenced." While courts typically sentence people to jail for their crimes, in this instance, sentencing is referring to a word being placed in an actual sentence.

"They're surrounded by drafts." Ever writer knows how important creating a first draft is. You can't live without them.

Grammar and punctuation aren't as boring as they seem, and these jokes prove it. Does it bother you when others use incorrect grammar? What's your biggest pet peeve?