instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

John promised Mary to control herself.
OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable

response: unacceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Mary sang a song, but Lee never did.
OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

The kids laughed themselves into a frenzy.
OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

We abandoned the area.
OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable

response:
acceptable