Student asked: Given the sentence "A man and woman are crossing the street wearing formal clothing." is it true that "The man and woman are on a date."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Two people wearing formal clothing does not imply that they are on a date. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "The dog is running full speed through the meadow."
Hypothesis: "A dog sits on a sidewalk."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. One can be either running or sitting. One can be either in the meadow or on a sidewalk. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "A young man in jeans and tennis shoes lies down on an upholstered bench with a backpack still strapped to his back."
Hypothesis: "A guy lies down with his backpack still attached."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. A young man can be called a guy. Having a backpack strapped to a back means having a backpack attached to a back. The answer is yes.


Student asked: If "An asian lady is selling baskets at the market." does that mean that "A film actor was selling baskets in the market."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. And actor refers to a he and cannot be an asian lady. One also cannot be selling baskets at the market in the present and the past simultaneously. The answer is no.