Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: Before the San Gabriel program was subsumed by Dudovitz's group, it offered to merge with the Legal Aid Society of Orange County. Choices:  1. Dudovitz's group also subsumed five other programs that year. 2. The San Gabriel program maintains its independence. 3. The Legal Aid Society of Orange County nearly merged with the San Gabriel program.

3