Input: Can we say "The gang members were trying to run the drug trade in the neighborhood." if "The police arrested all of the gang members. They were trying to run the drug trade in the neighborhood."?

Output: yes

Input: Can we say "The axe is too thick." if "I can't cut that tree down with that axe; it is too thick."?

Output: no

Input: Can we say "We punished the older students." if "The older students were bullying the younger ones, so we punished them."?

Output:
yes