Student asked: Premise: "A boy running past a historic building."
Hypothesis: "The boy is running past a taco bell."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. The boy cannot be running past a historic building and past a taco bell simultaneously. The answer is no.


Student asked: Given the sentence "Two scuba divers are underwater." is it true that "Man dives in the water to catch the fish."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Just because the scuba divers are underwater does not mean they are trying to catch he fish. The may be looking for buried treasure. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "Three happy boys wearing blue bathing suits hold hands as they jump into an outdoors swimming pool."
Hypothesis: "Three boys are about to canonball into a pool."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. To jump in a pool does not necessarily mean to canonball into it. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A man in a yellow-and-black cycling outfit kneels against a bike."
Hypothesis: "Adjusting its mechanism."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. A man is wearing a cycling outfit and fixing his bike for the race. The answer is it is not possible to tell.