Teacher: Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "He was lazy at work and got everyone's approval."
- Sentence B: "He worked hard and won everyone's approval."

Student: If he was lazy then everyone else would have to pick up his slack.
The answer is Sentence A.

question in book:
Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "being alive is the opposite of being dead"
- Sentence B: "being nervous is the opposite of being dead"

standard solution:
Being nervous is the opposite of being calm, not dead.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "John ran around the ship's pool, and fell in."
- Sentence B: "John ran around the ship's poop, and fell in."

[Student] A ship doesn't usually feature a big pile of poop.
The answer is Sentence B.

Teacher: Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "carrots make tom sick"
- Sentence B: "carrots make rabbits sick"

Student: Rabbits love eating carrots and nobody likes eating food that makes them sick.
The answer is Sentence B.

question in book:
Which of these sentences doesn't make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "it is a pity that she only comes the first in the competition"
- Sentence B: "it is a pity that she only comes the second in the competition"

standard solution:
Being first in the competition will give you a wonderful feeling.
The answer is Sentence A.

Teacher: Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "The second hand is longer than the hour hand"
- Sentence B: "The second hand is shorter than the hour hand"

Student:
The second hand is always shorter than the hour hand.
The answer is Sentence B.