Student asked: Can we conclude from "A little girl in pigtails is eating a strawberry." that "A girl eats fruit."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. A little girl is still a girl and a strawberry is a fruit. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "Man in business suit presents slide show to a conference audience."
Hypothesis: "A man is showing a group of people around a building."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. One cannot present a slide show while showing around the building. The answer is no.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "An man in a blue shirt sits atop a horse drawn cart filled with hay."
Hypothesis: "A man is driving a horse drawn cart with hay."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. A man driving a horse refers to man in blue shirt sitting atop a horse drawn cart (filled) with hay as part of the original description. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A young boy is smiling while standing on a staircase." is it true that "A young boy on a staircase."?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Standing on a staircase is a way of being on a staircase. The answer is yes.