QUESTION: Premise: "A man throwing an object at a dog who is running away."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "A man is throwing something at a running dog." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Let's solve it slowly: To say a man is throwing an undefined object at a dog is the same thing a saying he is throwing something at a dog.
The answer is yes.

QUESTION: Premise: "Firefighter gazes upward as fellow fireman looks on."
Hypothesis: "Firefighters stare in disbelief with nothing they can do."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Let's solve it slowly: Firefighters can gaze but it doesn't mean they stare in disbelief.
The answer is it is not possible to tell.

QUESTION: If "A man with long braids is taking the skin off of coconuts with an axe." does that mean that "He was skinning coconuts for soup."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Let's solve it slowly:
We don't know why he is skinning coconuts - it may not be for soup.
The answer is it is not possible to tell.