question in book:
Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "She entered the hardware store"
- Sentence B: "She swallowed the hardware store"

standard solution:
We can't swallow the store because is is a shop.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "A house phone can make calls anywhere."
- Sentence B: "A mobile telephone can make calls anywhere."

[Student] A house phone is used for making calls from your house.
The answer is Sentence A.

Teacher: Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "The boy likes swimming in a pool."
- Sentence B: "The boy likes swimming in an ocean."

Student: Swimming in the ocean is too dangerous for the boy.
The answer is Sentence B.

question in book:
Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "The student paints so well that he wants to become a musician."
- Sentence B: "The student paints so well that he wants to become an artist."

standard solution:
People always want to be artists, not musicians, when they are pleased with their painting.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "You can find many very tall buildings in New York City."
- Sentence B: "You can find many very tall buildings in a village."

[Student] There aren't many tall building in a village.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Which of these sentences doesn't make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "He got in his bathtub to go to work."
- Sentence B: "He got in his car to go to work."

[Student]
You get in a bath tub to take a bath, not go to work.
The answer is Sentence A.