Student asked: Premise: "Two dogs are outside near patio furniture."
Hypothesis: "The dogs are near the furniture."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Dogs outside near patio furniture are not necessarily near the furniture. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Premise: "Man is crosscountry cycling in the forest."
Hypothesis: "A man riding a bicycle in a forest."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Cycling and riding could mean the same thing and could be crosscountry. The answer is yes.

Student asked: Premise: "A man is sitting and leaning over a table."
Hypothesis: "Looking through a microscope-like device with an ipad on the table next to him."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. The man is about to find a cur for a disease. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Given the sentence "An asian man with a black hat is holding a small asian girl in her arms." can we conclude that "The asian man is holding his eighty pound dog."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. The Asian man could not possibly be holding an eighty poung dog and a small asian girl at the same time. The answer is no.