Student asked: Given the sentence "A crowd is watching a dog climb up a staircase." is it true that "People watching a dog."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The crowd is referred to as people. They are watching a dog climb. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "The girl in a dress is jumping in the air outside."
Hypothesis: "Girls sit in the room."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. A girl cannot be girls which is plural. Someone who is jumping cannot also be sitting. The answer is no.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A race car driver smiles and gives the thumbs up before a race."
Hypothesis: "A race car driver is about to race."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. It must be before a race if the driver is about to race. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "A cat looks out over the top of a music sheet from behind a lamp."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "Cat's owner is playing piano as the cat peeks over the sheet music." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Not all cats have an owner and not everyone knows how to play the piano. The answer is it is not possible to tell.