Student asked: Premise: "A child jumps on a sand dune."
Hypothesis: "The child is at the beach."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The is nothing to indicate that the sand dune is at the beach rather than in a desert. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A couple in white is feeding each other."
Hypothesis: "Two skinny people are spitting at an umpire."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. They are either feeding each other or are spitting at an umpire but not both at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "Two woman stand near a stroller in a dark building."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "A couple of women in a building are waiting close to a baby carriage." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Just because women stand near a stroller in a dark building it does not mean they are close to it or that the stroller is a baby carriage. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "Two people stand and gaze at a golden statue."
Hypothesis: "Some people are trying to melt the statue with their laser vision."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. People who are gazing at something are not trying to melt the object with their eyes. The answer is no.