Sentence: "A fire raged over the fields."
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
A: acceptable

Sentence: "The apple was bitten by John."
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
A: acceptable

Sentence: "The child wail"
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
A: unacceptable

Sentence: "Bill gave me $40."
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
A:
acceptable