TASK DEFINITION: In this task you are given a sentence with one coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so). You must judge whether the order of two coordinated clausal conjoints have been inverted or not. Inversion would result in the sentence sounding unnatural. Label the instances as "Original" or "Inversion" based on your judgment.
PROBLEM: The faint smell of alcohol clings to him , and his khakis are wrinkled .

SOLUTION: Inversion

PROBLEM: The phone rang and Fisher answered it .

SOLUTION: Original

PROBLEM: A flashlight would have been safer around all that hay , but my pa was being thrifty as well as old fashioned .

SOLUTION:
Original