Student asked: Given the sentence "A person in a specialized suit rides a motorcycle." can we conclude that "A person with a special suit rides a motorcycle toward a ring of fire."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A person in a specialized suit rides a motorcycle does not mean that a person rides a motorcycle toward a ring of fire. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "The girl in the blue coat is holding a purple capped water bottle."
Hypothesis: "The girl in the blue coat has something in her hand."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. The girl is holding a water bottle which means that she has something in her hand. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "Asian woman with purse stares off into distance in crowded street."
Hypothesis: "An asian woman holds her purse close because she thinks she saw a mugger."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Asian woman with purse staring off into distance in crowded street doesn't mean that the woman holds her purse close. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A dark-haired man in a hat and a plaid shirt is riding and pulling a bike."
Hypothesis: "A man sits and waits for the bus."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. If a person is riding a bike they can't sit and wait for the bus. The answer is no.