instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

They said that Tom wouldn't pay up, but he did go to the bank, and he did pay up.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Which poem about Achilles did Homer recite?

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Carol carved the tree on the branch.

response: unacceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

John eats more.

response:
acceptable