Student asked: Premise: "Kids are playing ball in front of a big fancy building."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "Kids are playing with a basketball." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Playing ball does not necessarily mean that one is playing basketball. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "The man on the yellow basketball team tries to score while the men on the opposing team try to block his shot."
Hypothesis: "The other team has just walked off the floor and forfeited the game."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Unlikely to be defending and blocking his shot whilst walking off the floor to forfeit the game. The answer is no.

Student asked: Can we conclude from "The young ohio baseball player contemplates his pitch." that "A pitcher thinking after giving up a home run."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. The young Ohio baseball player contemplates his pitch does not indicate that he thinking after giving up a home run. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Premise: "A group of people sit on a rocky ledge with a scenic view behind them."
Hypothesis: "A group of people sit on a ledge."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. The sentence is shortenned to group of people sit on a ledge. The answer is yes.