instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Maxine read the children Goodnight Moon, but they fell asleep before she got to the end.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

The police kept tabs on the suspect.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Because John persuaded Sally to, he didn't have to talk to the reporters.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Would John hate that!

response:
acceptable