Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Workers getting ready to begin an evening shift in a nearby company's complex in town."
Hypothesis: "Workers are getting ready to work the graveyard hours at a shopping mall."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Graveyard hours indicates that the workers would be working very early in the morning however their finish time is unknown. The type of building the workers work from is also unknown. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "Woman sorting bucket of food."
Hypothesis: "A woman napping in the house."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. A woman can't be napping and sorting at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Given the sentence "People gather around a yellow conference table." is it true that "People are at a conference table."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. People gather around a conference table are at a conference table. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "A girl is riding on a pony with a little girl and a woman standing beside the pony."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "A girl is riding on a cow while others watch." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. An animal can not be both a pony and a cow. The answer is no.