TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: 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...

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: and that just seems ridiculous Choices: 1. It doesn't seem ridiculous. 2. It is ridiculous. 3. It seems ridiculous.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: for thousands of years Choices: 1. It has been tens of centuries. 2. It has been short-term. 3. It will likely continue for thousands more.

SOLUTION:
3