Sentence: "Bill's reading Shakespeare and Maureen's singing Schubert satisfy me"
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
A: acceptable

Sentence: "The building is tall and tall."
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
A: unacceptable

Sentence: "Fred had a snake behind the car he was sitting in."
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
A: acceptable

Sentence: "Mary is often running the marathon."
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
A:
acceptable