Student asked: Premise: "A man in jean shorts is plugging a cord into a wall."
Hypothesis: "The man is plugging in an electronic device."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Plugging a cord into a wall is another way to say plugging in an electronic device. The answer is yes.

Student asked: Premise: "An older woman with a blue smock and hairnet carrying a plastic jug."
Hypothesis: "A woman is walking to her apartment."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. An older woman carrying a plastic jug is not necessarily walking to her apartment. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Two friends hold trophies."
Hypothesis: "Two people have awards."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Two friends are two people and if they hold trophies then they have awards. The answer is yes.

Student asked: Premise: "Two woman hiking stop to admire the view."
Hypothesis: "Two women stop to eat on their hike."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. The women stop to admire the view but that doesn't mean they stop to eat. The answer is it is not possible to tell.