QUESTION: Premise: "Three men playing musical instruments on the side of the road."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "A small band playing music on the street." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Let's solve it slowly: Three men playing musical instruments are definitely a small band playing music.
The answer is yes.

QUESTION: Given the sentence "Pretty young women out for an evening of fun with friends." can we conclude that "The women have friends."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Let's solve it slowly: Young women having friends are out for fun on an evening.
The answer is yes.

QUESTION: Can we conclude from "He is only a few matches from the tournament finals." that "He is closing to playing in the finals of the tournament."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell

Let's solve it slowly:
Someone in a tournament who is a few matches from the finals is closing to playing in the finals.
The answer is yes.