Student asked: Given the sentence "An asian man holds a fan and sits closely to a burning bush." is it true that "An asian man is holding a fan."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Sentence 2 i.e. An Asian man is holding a fan is a part of the sentence 1. The answer is yes.

Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Two racing dogs run in the mud."
Hypothesis: "Two dogs are dirty."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Just because dogs race in the mud does not mean they are dirty. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Can we conclude from "Two men sit next to each other on the water in a boat." that "The men are alone."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. Doesn't say how many men there are in the second sentence. The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Student asked: Given the sentence "People gathering in the shade of dark green umbrellas at the beer garden." can we conclude that "People are trying to stay cool in the shade."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. People under umbrellas doesn't imply they are there to stay cool. The answer is it is not possible to tell.