[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? The grocer ground the coffee beans to a fine powder.
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[A]: acceptable

[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? Sam gave the ball off the shelf.
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[A]: unacceptable

[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? Mary taught John linguistics.
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[A]:
acceptable