Question

the teacher enforced the ban on chewing gum by passing out gum to our class.
the police officer enforced the speed limit by writing the driver a ticket.
the police officer enforced the law by not arresting the thief.
the principal enforced the cell phone ban by punishing anyone caught with a phone at school.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence to see if the action of "enforce" is logical (consistent with the usual way of enforcing a rule/ban/law):

1. "The teacher enforced the ban on chewing gum by passing out gum to our class."

Enforcing a ban on gum would involve stopping gum use, but passing out gum goes against that. So this is illogical.

2. "The police officer enforced the speed limit by writing the driver a ticket."

Writing a ticket for speeding is a standard way to enforce speed limits (deter future speeding). This is logical.

3. "The police officer enforced the law by not arresting the thief."

Enforcing the law against theft typically involves apprehending the thief. Not arresting the thief does not enforce the law. This is illogical.

4. "The principal enforced the cell phone ban by punishing anyone caught with a phone at school."

Punishing students with phones enforces the ban (deters phone use). This is logical.

For each sentence, mark "thumbs down" (illogical) or "thumbs up" (logical):

1. The teacher enforced the ban on chewing gum by passing out gum to our class. → Thumbs down (🗳️)
2. The police officer enforced the speed limit by writing the driver a ticket. → Thumbs up (👍)
3. The police officer enforced the law by not arresting the thief. → Thumbs down (🗳️)
4. The principal enforced the cell phone ban by punishing anyone caught with a phone at school. → Thumbs up (👍)

(Note: If the task is to mark each with thumbs up/down, the answers are as above. Adjust based on the exact requirement, but the logic is about consistency of "enforce" with the action.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence to see if the action of "enforce" is logical (consistent with the usual way of enforcing a rule/ban/law):

1. "The teacher enforced the ban on chewing gum by passing out gum to our class."

Enforcing a ban on gum would involve stopping gum use, but passing out gum goes against that. So this is illogical.

2. "The police officer enforced the speed limit by writing the driver a ticket."

Writing a ticket for speeding is a standard way to enforce speed limits (deter future speeding). This is logical.

3. "The police officer enforced the law by not arresting the thief."

Enforcing the law against theft typically involves apprehending the thief. Not arresting the thief does not enforce the law. This is illogical.

4. "The principal enforced the cell phone ban by punishing anyone caught with a phone at school."

Punishing students with phones enforces the ban (deters phone use). This is logical.

For each sentence, mark "thumbs down" (illogical) or "thumbs up" (logical):

1. The teacher enforced the ban on chewing gum by passing out gum to our class. → Thumbs down (🗳️)
2. The police officer enforced the speed limit by writing the driver a ticket. → Thumbs up (👍)
3. The police officer enforced the law by not arresting the thief. → Thumbs down (🗳️)
4. The principal enforced the cell phone ban by punishing anyone caught with a phone at school. → Thumbs up (👍)

(Note: If the task is to mark each with thumbs up/down, the answers are as above. Adjust based on the exact requirement, but the logic is about consistency of "enforce" with the action.)