Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A dog laying on the side of the street."
Hypothesis: "A dog is laying down."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. One must be laying down in order to be laying on the side of the street. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Can we conclude from "A group of young children wearing backpacks are gathered together and watching a woman in brown shorts and a white t-shirt." that "Young children gather to play a video game."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Children who are watching a woman are not playing a videogame. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "Little kids are playing outside with a water hose and are sliding down a water slide."
Hypothesis: "Kids are outside."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Kids outside as this is the same thing as little kids (kids can be little only) and playing outside means they are outside. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "A red-haired child is eating something."
Hypothesis: "A child is drinking soda."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. One would be drinking liquids while one would be eating solids. One can't do both simultaneously. The answer is no.