Student asked: Premise: "A man in a building playing a horn."
Hypothesis: "A man plays a horn inside a building."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Inside a building is a different way of saying in a building. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Given the sentence "Runners running a race on the street." can we conclude that "Runners walking on the sidewalk."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Runners running a street race are not necessarily walking and are not necessarily on the sidewalk. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Given the sentence "Two dogs playing with a blue and green ball." can we conclude that "The zebras are playing with a ball."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Either two dogs or two zebras are playing with a ball. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "The man in the red coat holds a subway wrapper close to his face."
Hypothesis: "A woman is wearing a blue coat and holds a plastic bag in her hand."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. A man in a red coat cannot be a woman in a blue coat. The answer is no.