question in book:
Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "She cooked rice in the bathtub."
- Sentence B: "She cooked rice in the pan."

standard solution:
A bathtub is used for taking a bath.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "I cooked a potato on the stove."
- Sentence B: "I cooked a potato in the sink."

[Student] A sink is not used to cook food.
The answer is Sentence B.

Teacher: One of the following sentences is nonsensical. Which one is it?
Options:
- Sentence A: "My cat likes to eat bugs."
- Sentence B: "My cat likes to be eaten by bugs."

Student: Being eaten by bugs is a bad thing so the cat would obviously not like to be eaten.
The answer is Sentence B.

question in book:
Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "He feels alone because everyone talk to him"
- Sentence B: "He feels alone because no one talk to him"

standard solution:
If you are surrounded by people talking to you, you're not alone.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "she was full so she wolfed down eagerly"
- Sentence B: "she was full so she politely refused the food"

[Student] If she was full, she would not be eating eagerly.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] One of the following sentences is nonsensical. Which one is it?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Jake ate artificial mango"
- Sentence B: "Jack ate mango"

[Student]
Artificial mango isn't real food so it's not edible.
The answer is Sentence A.