Student asked: Premise: "Teenage boys are watching a competition."
Hypothesis: "There are bystanders looking on an event."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A competition is an even and if there are teenage boys watching then they are bystanders. The answer is yes.

Student asked: If "Three girls in western hats dance for a band." does that mean that "They are a professional dance troup."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Girls dance does not imply they are a professional dance troup. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Given the sentence "A young man wearing a black hat and jacket is walking outside." is it true that "The man was wearing a black hat."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The man was wearing a black hat is a shortened version of a young man wearing a black hat and jacket is walking outside. The answer is yes.

Student asked: Premise: "An older man sitting on a green upside down bucket playing the harmonica on a cobblestone sidewalk."
Hypothesis: "An elderly man plays the mouth harp outside."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. An older man can also be said to be a elderly man which defines the age. The answer is yes.