Student asked: Premise: "An old man in a dark shirt is using an electric saw to cut through wood."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "A elderly person is cutting wood." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. An old man is an elderly person. Cutting through wood is the same as cutting wood. The answer is yes.

Student asked: Premise: "Rugby player in white number 25 uniform jumps to catch ball as opponent in green number 29 tries to stop him."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "The players are currently shaking hands." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. The player that jumps to catch the ball can't be shaking hands at the same time. The answer is no.

Student asked: Premise: "Two women are walking next to one another down a busy sidewalk."
Hypothesis: "Two women on lunch break are walking next to one another down a busy sidewalk."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Two women walking next to one another are not necessarily on lunch break. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Given the sentence "A person in a clown costume and plain-clothed people are standing near a building." is it true that "A clown is at the zoo."?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. There are plain-clothed people in the first and a clown in the second. The answer is no.