Student asked: Given the sentence "A black and white dog running in the grass where there are some cows." is it true that "A dog is running in the grass near cows."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. If the dog is in grass and the cows are in the grass too then the dog is near the cows. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "Two women are standing around a red chair in the center of a room while other women sit around the edges of the room."
Hypothesis: "Two women are joyously standing around a red chair."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Not every group of women standing around a chair are going to be doing so joyously. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Given the sentence "Children playing in a pool." is it true that "The children are playing in their cousin's pool on a hot summer day."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Children playing in a pool does not imply that they are playing in their cousin's pool on a hot summer day. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A little boy sitting by a gingerbread house sticks his tongue out."
Hypothesis: "A boy stuck out his tougue."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. A boy stuck out his tongue is just a past-tense version of sticks his tongue out describing the same action. The answer is yes.