[QUESTION] Premise: "An old man dozes off near a bookshelf."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "Grandpa fell asleep near the books." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
An old man is Grandpa and dozes off means fell asleep.
The answer is yes.

Q: Can we conclude from "The boy in swim trunks is laying face down on a watery pavement." that "A girl going swimming."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
A: A boy lying face down is the opposite of a girl swimming.
The answer is no.

QUESTION: Premise: "A man making and selling tortillas and pastries."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "He sells yogurt." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Let's solve it slowly: A man does not usually sell tortillas and pastries and yogurt at the same time.
The answer is no.

[QUESTION] Given the sentence "A man is walking a white dog on a leash in a park setting." is it true that "A man is walking a dog in central park."?
Not every park setting in which a man is walking a dog is in Central Park.
The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Q: Premise: "The women are hard at work."
Hypothesis: "Women hard at work modeling."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
A: The women being hard at work does not imply the Women are hard at work modeling.
The answer is it is not possible to tell.

[QUESTION] Given the sentence "A little boy is playing soccer." is it true that "The boy is near a ball."?

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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The boy is playing soccer which means he is near a ball.
The answer is yes.