Q: Given the sentence "The men are sitting around a fire." can we conclude that "A group of men sit near a fire."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
A: Men would indicate a group and being around a fire indicates being near the fire.
The answer is yes.

QUESTION: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A little boy in a green striped shirt holding up a stick on his porch."
Hypothesis: "A young boy is reading a book outside."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell

Let's solve it slowly: A boy reading a book outside can't also be holding up a stick on his porch.
The answer is no.

[QUESTION] Given the sentence "A man reads the newspaper in a dimly lit room." can we conclude that "The man is crumpling up the paper."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
A man who reads the newspaper can't be simultaneously be crumpling up the paper.
The answer is no.

Q: Premise: "A young child is awed by the art of a local mural."
Hypothesis: "A person looks at an item."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
A: A person usually looks at art in order to be awed by it.
The answer is yes.

QUESTION: Given the sentence "A black dog is swimming while carrying a tennis." is it true that "A dog is swimming while carrying a racket."?

Let's solve it slowly: Just because carrying a tennis does not mean it is a racket.
The answer is it is not possible to tell.

QUESTION: Can we conclude from "There are a few firefighters surrounding a firetruck." that "Police and firefighters engaged in a battle for supremacy."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell

Let's solve it slowly:
One can not be engaged in a battle and surrounding a firetruck simultaneously.
The answer is no.