[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? Tom kicked not a ball.
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[A]: unacceptable

[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? The plan was rejected out of hand that traffic should be banned.
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[A]: acceptable

[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? The dog flopped in the comer.
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[A]:
acceptable