QUESTION: Given the sentence "A man in an all black outfit just threw a bowling ball down a lane towards the center of the bowling pins." can we conclude that "The man is praying for a strike."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. The man just threw a bowling ball down a lane but he isn't necessarily praying for a strike.
Answer is it is not possible to tell.

QUESTION: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "An old man looks at his beer."
Hypothesis: "The old man only drinks water."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. One cannot only drink water if he looks at his beer.
Answer is no.

QUESTION: Given the sentence "Two competitive cyclists ride through a corridor." can we conclude that "Cyclists are racing in town."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. Just because competitive cyclists ride through a corridor doesn't imply in town.
Answer is it is not possible to tell.

QUESTION: Premise: "Two kids on skateboards and three men standing around a statue of a head."
Hypothesis: "The people are all singing in a choir as part of their church's christmas cantata."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?

SOLUTION:
Let's solve this gradually. People would usually not be singing in a choir while standing around a statue.
Answer is no.