Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A man is sitting on a bench in front of some purple plants."
Hypothesis: "The man is reading a newspaper while sitting on a bench."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. A man can be sitting on a bench without reading a newspaper. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A man is standing in a pond and playing with water."
Hypothesis: "A man is kicking and splashing water in a pond."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. A man could be standing in a pond without necessarily kicking and splashing water. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Given the sentence "One woman looks at a camera while another reaches toward her." is it true that "Two friends are near each other."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Because two woman are close together doesn't mean they are friends. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A red banner over the street in a foreign city."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "An american flag flying on the beach." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. A red banner is not the same thing as an American flag. The answer is no.