1. (P1) Fairdale has the best team.
(C) Fairdale will win the championship
2. (P1) The housing market is depressed.
(P2) Interest rates are low.
(C) It's a good time to buy a home.
3. (P1) China is guilty of extreme human rights abuses.
(P2) China refuses to implement democratic reforms.
(C) The U.S. should refuse to deal with the present Chinese government.
4. (P1) The results of the Persian Gulf War were obviously successful for the U.S. military.
(C) The U. S. military is both capable and competent.
5. (P1) The past 3 women's U.S. tennis champions have changed to Wilson's new line of rackets.
(C) It's time to trade your racket in for a Wilson racket.
6. (P1) My doc said she'd be performing a blood test on me when I visit her today.
(C) I know I'll feel pain today.
7. (P1) Most of those who enjoy music play a musical instrument.
(C) If Maria enjoys music, she probably plays a musical instrument.
8. (P1) I'm very good at my job.
(C) I deserve a raise.
9. (P1) Jesse is one year old.
(P2) Most one-year-olds can walk.
(C) Jesse can walk.
10. (P1) The revocation of the 55 mph speed limit has resulted in an increased number of auto fatalities.
(C) we must alleviate this problem with stricter speed limit enforcement.
11. (P1) The last person we hired from Bayview Tech turned out to be a bad employee.
(C) I'm not willing to hire anybody else from that school again.
12. (P1) Maebe didn't show up for work today.
(P2) Maebe has never missed work unless she was sick.
(C) Maebe is probably sick today.
13.(P1) There are no pesticide controls in this county.
(C) There are no edible fish in the streams of this county.
14.(P1) This city's beautiful beaches are the most overcrowded beaches in the state.
(C) Beautiful beaches definitely attract people.
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Hat tip: I took some of the examples (with some revisions) from Beth Rosdatter's website , and some (with some revisions) from Jon Young's website .
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