Student asked: Premise: "A person with a brown backpack overlooks mountainous terrain in the distance."
Hypothesis: "A guy stands near a cliff."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A guy standing near a cliff does not always mean he is looking at mountainous terrain. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A fencing match between two participants with an audience looking on and another fencer behind them."
Hypothesis: "One of the fencers is not fighting."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. A fencer behind them is not implied to be a fencer not fighting. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Given the sentence "The child in the striped shirt balanced between the wooden railings." is it true that "The child's shirt is black and white."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Shirts can be striped with many different colors besides black and white. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Many people walking down a busy street holding umbrellas in the rain."
Hypothesis: "Many people are walking down the street under umbrellas."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Many people are walking down the street under umbrellas is a slightly shorter version of people walking down a busy street holding umbrellas in the rain. The answer is yes.