Student asked: Premise: "A crowd of people fills a square in front of a pagoda."
Hypothesis: "A crowd of people hold up protest signs."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A crowd of people fills a square in front of a pagoda does not indicate that they hold up protest signs. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A closeup of a bicycle rider's leg."
Hypothesis: "The leg is riding a train."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The bicycle rider's leg would be on a bike and not a train. The answer is no.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A pair of youths are enjoying some time playing a map game." can we conclude that "The youths are in a classroom."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A pair of youths are enjoying some time playing a map game does not imply that they are in a classroom. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A white van with graffiti is driving in front of a market."
Hypothesis: "A graffiti-covered van is taking children to the market."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Just because the van is driving in front of a market does not mean it has children in it. The answer is it is not possible to tell.