Student asked: Premise: "A hockey goalie lays on the ice and other players skate past him."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "Hockey players skate past their unconscious goalie as he lays on the ice." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A hockey goalie lays on the ice doesn't imply that he is unconscious. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A man slicing vegetables outside of a warehouse setting." can we conclude that "The man is in his kitchen."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A man cannot be in his kitchen if he is outside of a warehouse. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "A little girl climbing the stairs on the playground equipment."
Hypothesis: "The girl is sitting on the couch."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Someone cannot be both sitting on the couch and also climbing the stairs on the playground equipment at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A man talking on his cellphone at a street corner." can we conclude that "A man is at the street corner."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. A man is at the street corner talking on his cell phone. The answer is yes.