Student asked: Can we conclude from "A young girl is sitting in a chair with a cake on the table." that "A girl sits with a cake."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Sitting in a chair with a cake is a paraphrase of sits with a cake. The answer is yes.


Student asked: If "The people are on the beach viewing the beauty of the ocean using a telescope." does that mean that "The people on the beach are watching the reflection of the sunrise on the beach."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. The people on the beach viewing the ocean with a telescope are not necessarily watching the reflection of the sunrise on the beach. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: If "An elderly woman wearing glasses is laughing with a middle-aged man." does that mean that "People are laughing."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. An elderly woman and middle-aged man are the people so they are laughing. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "A blue van piled high with sacks on its roof travels down a country road."
Hypothesis: "A car drives down a city road."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. It cannot be a van and car simultaneously and it cannot be a country road and city road simultaneously. The answer is no.