Q: "An old woman at a counter." Does this mean that "Nobody is at the counter."?
A: no

Q: "A man wearing a blue sweater is holding a Wii remote towards the television." Does this mean that "A man plays a video game."?
A: yes

Q: "A child and a woman are in the snow sledding and playing." Does this mean that "A child and woman are playing."?
A: yes

Q: "A child in a striped shirt watching a bird." Does this mean that "the rat eats dogs"?
A:
no