question in book:
Which of the following two sentences does not make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "the horse rides on me"
- Sentence B: "I ride the horse"

standard solution:
People ride horses and horses are too big to ride on people.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "I have to do business."
- Sentence B: "I have to do buses."

[Student] It is not possible to do buses, they are a mode of transportation.
The answer is Sentence B.

Teacher: Which of these sentences doesn't make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "If you drop a contact lens, it can be easy to find"
- Sentence B: "If you drop a contact lens, it can be hard to find"

Student: Contact lenses are difficult to find when dropped.
The answer is Sentence A.

question in book:
Of the following two sentences, which one is against common sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "The napkin put the food on the dinner plates."
- Sentence B: "The mother put the food on the dinner plates."

standard solution:
A napkin is an object, so it cannot pick up or put down the food.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "A doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to a patient's heart."
- Sentence B: "A doctor uses a muffin to listen to a patient's heart."

[Student] You cannot use a muffin to listen to a heart.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Of the following two sentences, which one is against common sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "The dog put the clothes in the washing machine."
- Sentence B: "She put the clothes in the washing machine."

[Student]
Dogs cannot wash clothes in a washing machine.
The answer is Sentence A.