Student asked: Given the sentence "An older man eating a subway sandwich." can we conclude that "The man is eating."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. An older man is a man and if he's eating a sandwich then the man is eating. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A boy is putting the cone end of a melting ice cream cone in his mouth."
Hypothesis: "The boy is eating half of a pie."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Either the boy is putting the cone end in his mouth or he is eating half of a pie. He cannot fit both into his mouth at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "People having some gathering after attending a church service."
Hypothesis: "People are currently attending church."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. After attending and currently attending are not possible at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "A man in a red shirt with a suitcase of sponges holding an item."
Hypothesis: "A man is performing on the street."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. One who is performing is not holding a suitcase of sponges. The answer is no.