Student asked: Premise: "Several people sitting and standing on a grassy area next to the water."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "People are looking at the water." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Just because next to the water does not mean they are looking at the water. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A bicyclist in a full face helmet negotiates an outdoor course on his bike."
Hypothesis: "A bicyclist is at an outdoor course."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. A bicyclist negotiates an outdoor course means the bicyclist must be at an outdoor course. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "Three people working and one is holding a shovel full of dirt."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "Three workers are digging a grave." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Either three workers are digging a grave or three people are working while one is holding a shovel. The answer is no.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A group of men wearing cowboy hats are sitting next to a horse." can we conclude that "A group of men are watching something."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Sitting next to a horse does not imply they are watching something. The answer is it is not possible to tell.