QUESTION: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A man sits on a folding chair outside while listening to music on his ipod."
Hypothesis: "The man stands on the sidewalk listening to the marching band that is passing by."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. One can not be sitting on a folding char while he stands on the sidewalk. Listening to iPod is different than listening a live marching band pass by.
Answer is no.

QUESTION: Can we conclude from "Young girl in a dress crying." that "The young girl is laughing at her dress."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. The girl in the dress is crying not laughing at her dress.
Answer is no.

QUESTION: Can we conclude from "Two affluently dressed people are conversing at a fair." that "Two people are talking at the fair."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. The affluently dressed people at the fair are the two people who are talking.
Answer is yes.

QUESTION: Premise: "They are all getting their hot air balloons ready for the evening."
Hypothesis: "Several people are standing near hot air balloons."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

SOLUTION:
Let's solve this gradually. One must be standing near hot air balloons in order to be getting their hot air balloons ready.
Answer is yes.