Next Question: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "The car sinks up to the tops of its wheels in the mud."
Hypothesis: "A car is buried in mud."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
My Answer: Let's think. If the car sinks into mud then its buried in mud. The answer is yes.
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Next Question: Given the sentence "A young girl plays softball." can we conclude that "The girl likes baseball."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
My Answer: Let's think. Baseball and softball are similar but different games. The girl doesn't necessarily like baseball. The answer is it is not possible to tell.
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Next Question: Given the sentence "Two older gentlemen play a game of checkers." can we conclude that "Two men participate in a checker tournament."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
My Answer:
Let's think. To play a game of checkers does not imply a tournament. The answer is it is not possible to tell.
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