Student asked: If "A man in blue is walking down a wooden staircase at the side of a house." does that mean that "A man is trying to make a cake."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. The man is either making a cake or walking down a staircse. The answer is no.


Student asked: Given the sentence "Three people ride off-road bikes through a field surrounded by trees." is it true that "A bike messenger riding down a busy street."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. It cannot be three people riding through a field and a bike messenger riding down a street simultaneously. The answer is no.


Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Two chinese women in authentic dress and makeup are being pulled in a carriage by a man."
Hypothesis: "A man is nearby."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Being pulled in a carriage by a man does imply the man is nearby. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "Two people in a canoe watching something in the boulder lined water."
Hypothesis: "Two people are in a canoe."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Two people in a canoe watching something implies there is a canoe. The answer is yes.