In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
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Question: Statement: um in matter of fact in the United States we used to have extended families it wasn't but i guess as we become more industrialized and more you know less in a rural situation Choices: 1. We have more extended families in the US now than ever. 2. More cities grew because it presented more job opportunites for people. 3. As a matter of fact, we used to have extended families in the US, but I think as we became more industrialized, and more in a rural situation...

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: If grade budgets are such a good idea, why don't we have them? Choices: 1. We do not have grade budgets.  2. We have grade budgets.  3. Grade budgets are not offered in our area.

Answer: 3


Question: Statement: Hackett Benchmarking  and  Research maintains comprehensive, ongoing benchmarks of finance, human resources, information technology, planning/performance measurement, procurement, customer contact centers, and shared services centers. Choices: 1. Hackett Benchmarking and Research does not maintain information on procurement. 2. Other benchmarks are also maintained by other companies. 3. There are comprehensive benchmarks for finance and human resources.

Answer:
2