TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
PROBLEM: Statement: yeah but uh well i guess like like like i said my favorite show what's your favorite shows or you like the news formats Choices: 1. I do not watch any TV at all. 2. I watch about two hours of TV every night. 3. What is your favorite TV show, or you prefer the news formats?

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: Following the earl's death, Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle decided to inspire his fellow countrymen through a national gallery devoted to their heroes. Choices: 1. Thomas Carlyle opened a national gallery for the Scottish people. 2. If the earl didn't die, there would be no national gallery from Thomas Carlyle. 3. Thomas Carlyle was an English biologist who studied reptiles.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: and it's real hard to pry money out of him to to to do these things but i was i was able to convince him that it would be cost effective and that our board presentations would be much better and Choices: 1. He voluntarily paid more than his share of the presentation improvement costs. 2. It took a great deal of time and effort to persuade him, a frugal person, to part with his money.. 3. He was ultimately persuaded that our presentations could be greatly improved by spending some money.

SOLUTION:
3