instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

They can run.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Chris hacked the computer apart with an axe.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Brian was wiping the counter.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

John is shorter than five feet.

response:
acceptable