Student asked: Given the sentence "A man and a woman make an exchange at a yard sale." can we conclude that "Southeby's is running the sale and their sign is visible."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. If Southeby's is running a sale a man and woman may not be making an exchange. The answer is no.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A woman in a very revealing red corset and black jacket is on stage with a microphone in her hand."
Hypothesis: "A woman in sweatpants is watching a play."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. A corset and sweatpants are not the same thing. Usually one is not watching a play while on stage. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "A group of shirtless men are sitting in the shade on a tropical beach."
Hypothesis: "The beach is crowded with beachgoers."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A beach does not have to be crowded for men to sit in the shade. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A crowd is looking at a very brightly dressed man."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "A crowd is looking at a mime." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. The crowd can't be looking at a mime because the man is brightly dressed. The answer is no.