Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Two young ladies are having fun playing in a swimming pool."
Hypothesis: "The ladies are wearing bikinis."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. The ladies don't have to be wearing bikinis to be playing in a pool. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "Man in colorful jersey and cap performs for crowd in urban area."
Hypothesis: "A woman sings 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. A man who performs is not the same as a woman who sings. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "A man is standing on a street alone beneath a balcony."
Hypothesis: "A man is stannding with a large group of people on top of a balcony."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. A man is alone if he is standing with a large group of people. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "A young girl is jumping over a yellow circle on the ground."
Hypothesis: "A girl is jumping over a circle."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. If the girl is jumping up and down within the yellow circle then she will not be jumping over a circle from one side to the other. The answer is it is not possible to tell.