Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Someone sells balloons in a city square."
Hypothesis: "The city square is empty."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. The square cannot be empty and have someone selling ballons simultaneously. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "Cyclist at the start of a velodrome race."
Hypothesis: "The cyclist sits in a chair resting after the event."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. One cannot be sit in a chair and be at the start of a race at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Eight men work on scaffolding on a cloudless day."
Hypothesis: "There are a lot of gray clouds in the sky as the men work on scaffolding."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. You can't have a cloudless day and a lot of gray clouds at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Can we conclude from "People are walking by stores and window shopping." that "The people are out and about."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Walking by stores and window shopping shows that people are out and about. The answer is yes.