Student asked: Premise: "A large crowd of people are seated outdoors."
Hypothesis: "A large crowd is watching a ball game outside."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The large crowd seated outdoors might not be necessarily watching a ball game. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Given the sentence "A man is standing in the pool behind the dog that is swimming." is it true that "The man is washing the dog by the garage with a hose."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The man can't be standing behind the dog and washing it at the same time. He can't be in the pool and at the garage at the same time. The answer is no.

Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A cowboy is riding a wild horse but barely holding on at a rodeo."
Hypothesis: "The cowboy takes a long drag from his cigarette after finishing his barn chores."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. The cowboy cannot be riding a wild horse and dragging his cigarette simultaneously. The answer is no.

Student asked: If "A woman stands behind a bar serving drinks." does that mean that "A woman stands at a bar."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. One has to be standing at a bar in order to be behind a bar. The answer is yes.