Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "The people are marching through the street."
Hypothesis: "People are marching in a protest."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. The people are marching through the street does not imply that they are marching in a protest. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Premise: "An elderly man sewing with yarn."
Hypothesis: "A man has yarn."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. A man has yarn shows he can only be sewing with a yarn. The answer is yes.

Student asked: Premise: "Six very colorful hot air balloons getting ready to fly."
Hypothesis: "The balloons just took off."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Get ready to fly doesn'y imply that the ballons just took off. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Premise: "A cyclist going the distance."
Hypothesis: "The cyclist went the distance."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. A cyclist must be going the distance in order for a cyclist to have went the distance. The answer is yes.