Problem: If "The table was piled high with food, and on the floor beside it there were crocks, baskets, and a five-quart pail of milk.", does it follow that "Beside the food there were crocks, baskets, and a five-quart pail of milk."?

Answer: no


Problem: If "I couldn't find a spoon, so I tried using a pen to stir my coffee. But that turned out to be a bad idea, because it got full of coffee.", does it follow that "The coffee got full of coffee."?

Answer: no


Problem: If "John was doing research in the library when he heard a man humming and whistling. He was very annoyed.", does it follow that "John was very annoyed."?

Answer: yes


Problem: If "I couldn't put the pot on the shelf because it was too tall.", does it follow that "The pot was too tall."?

Answer:
yes