Student asked: Premise: "Two people cower in a doorway and they are both wearing jeans."
Hypothesis: "The people are laughing and joking around."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The people are unlikely to be laughing and joking at the same time as cowering in a doorway. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "A woman holds a fork to a man's throat sitting at a table with her."
Hypothesis: "The woman threatens the man."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. The woman holds a fork to a man's throat which implies that she threatens the man. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "A little boy sitting in front of a very large beautiful shiny black piano."
Hypothesis: "A boy plays piano."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A boy sitting in front of a piano need not mean that he PLAYS piano. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A child is given a bath by the sink." is it true that "The child is sleeping in the crib."?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Sleeping in the crib is not getting a bath by the sink. The answer is no.