[TEACHER] Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "If you want the audience to laugh, you should say something frightening."
- Sentence B: "If you want the audience to laugh, you should say something humorous."

[Student] Saying frightening things does not make people laugh.
The answer is Sentence A.

Teacher: Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "I can take part in the soccer game in athletic clothes"
- Sentence B: "I can take part in the soccer game in formal clothes"

Student: Formal clothes are too physically restrictive to play sports in.
The answer is Sentence B.

question in book:
Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "He lit his cigarette with a lighter."
- Sentence B: "He lit his cigarette with wood."

standard solution:
Wood is not naturally hot enough to be able to light a cigarette on fire.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "When we are full, we will stop eating."
- Sentence B: "When we are full, we will continue to eat."

[Student] Continuing to eat when you are full will make your stomach fuller and uncomfortable.
The answer is Sentence B.

Teacher: Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "the woman was mistaken for her sister because they looked alike"
- Sentence B: "the woman was mistaken for her sister because they sat close"

Student: Just because someone sits close to someone does not mean they are related.
The answer is Sentence B.

question in book:
One of the following sentences is nonsensical. Which one is it?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Table lamps can be used for lighting."
- Sentence B: "Stones can be used for lighting."

standard solution:
Stones don't shine so they can't be used for lighting.
The answer is Sentence B.