Question 1

Which of the following lists consists entirely of relative pronouns?

Accepted Answer

A) I / you / he / she / it 
B) this / that / these / those 
C) all / some / no / any 
D) my / his / hers / its 
E) who / whom / which / that 
A) I / you / he / she / it 
B) this / that / these / those 
C) all / some / no / any 
D) my / his / hers / its 
E) who / whom / which / that

Question 2

Which connective could be used to complete the following sentence so that both of its propositions remain UNASSERTED? _____ the walls are painted white, the tiling will be black.

Accepted Answer

A) Even though 
B) Since 
C) Considering that 
D) Given that 
E) If and only if 
A) Even though 
B) Since 
C) Considering that 
D) Given that 
E) If and only if

Question 3

A clause is:

Accepted Answer

A) another word for "sentence" 
B) another word for "phrase" 
C) a grammatical unit containing a subject and a predicate 
D) a grammatical unit containing a subject but no predicate 
E) a type of connective 
A) another word for "sentence" 
B) another word for "phrase" 
C) a grammatical unit containing a subject and a predicate 
D) a grammatical unit containing a subject but no predicate 
E) a type of connective

Question 4

What is the subject of the following proposition? " "Impossible to see, the future is."-Yoda (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones)

Accepted Answer

A) impossible 
B) impossible to see 
C) the future 
D) the future is impossible 
E) impossible to see, the future 
A) impossible 
B) impossible to see 
C) the future 
D) the future is impossible 
E) impossible to see, the future

Question 5

Equivalent propositions must have the same:

Accepted Answer

A) number of words 
B) subject 
C) predicate 
D) word order 
E) meaning 
A) number of words 
B) subject 
C) predicate 
D) word order 
E) meaning

Question 6

Where can restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses appear in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

A) In the subject or in the predicate. 
B) Only in the subject. 
C) Only in the predicate. 
D) Restrictive clauses are always in the subject, nonrestrictive in the predicate. 
E) Nonrestrictive clauses are always in the subject, restrictive in the predicate. 
A) In the subject or in the predicate. 
B) Only in the subject. 
C) Only in the predicate. 
D) Restrictive clauses are always in the subject, nonrestrictive in the predicate. 
E) Nonrestrictive clauses are always in the subject, restrictive in the predicate.

Question 7

Can a sentence with only one subject and one predicate still assert more than one proposition?

Accepted Answer

A) No, because asserting more than one proposition requires more than one subject. 
B) No, because asserting more than one proposition requires more than one predicate. 
C) No, because there would not be enough information to constitute two propositions. 
D) Yes, because for example, the use of an adjective might constitute another assertion. 
E) Yes, because the subject is one asserted proposition, and the predicate is always another. 
A) No, because asserting more than one proposition requires more than one subject. 
B) No, because asserting more than one proposition requires more than one predicate. 
C) No, because there would not be enough information to constitute two propositions. 
D) Yes, because for example, the use of an adjective might constitute another assertion. 
E) Yes, because the subject is one asserted proposition, and the predicate is always another.

Question 8

What is the predicate of the following proposition? The theory of relativity in physics has been well confirmed by experiments.

Accepted Answer

A) the theory of relativity in physics has been well confirmed by experiments 
B) the theory of relativity in physics 
C) has been well confirmed by experiments 
D) experiments 
E) physics 
A) the theory of relativity in physics has been well confirmed by experiments 
B) the theory of relativity in physics 
C) has been well confirmed by experiments 
D) experiments 
E) physics

Question 9

Is it possible for two propositions with different predicates to be equivalent?

Accepted Answer

A) No, because they could never have the same meaning. 
B) No, because equivalent propositions must have equivalent predicates. 
C) Yes, because only the subject matters when determining equivalence. 
D) Yes, but only if the subjects of the propositions are equivalent. 
E) Yes, because equivalence does not depend on having identical predicates. 
A) No, because they could never have the same meaning. 
B) No, because equivalent propositions must have equivalent predicates. 
C) Yes, because only the subject matters when determining equivalence. 
D) Yes, but only if the subjects of the propositions are equivalent. 
E) Yes, because equivalence does not depend on having identical predicates.

Question 10

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A) Twelve inches are equal to 1 foot. 
B) My love is like a red, red rose. 
C) The combination of blue and red pigments will result in purple. 
D) Bhutan is a country in Asia. 
E) Marigolds are beautiful flowers. 
A) Twelve inches are equal to 1 foot. 
B) My love is like a red, red rose. 
C) The combination of blue and red pigments will result in purple. 
D) Bhutan is a country in Asia. 
E) Marigolds are beautiful flowers.

Question 11

Which of the following is a proposition?

Accepted Answer

A) the Empire State Building 
B) is over 1,000 feet tall 
C) most cars have four wheels 
D) New York City 
E) car 
A) the Empire State Building 
B) is over 1,000 feet tall 
C) most cars have four wheels 
D) New York City 
E) car

Question 12

Which of the following sentences asserts the idea that science can be fun?

Accepted Answer

A) If you have the right teacher, then science can be fun. 
B) Science can be fun or it can be boring. 
C) My teacher says that science can be fun. 
D) A book at the library taught me that science can be fun. 
E) Ninety-five percent of science students agree that science can be fun. 
A) If you have the right teacher, then science can be fun. 
B) Science can be fun or it can be boring. 
C) My teacher says that science can be fun. 
D) A book at the library taught me that science can be fun. 
E) Ninety-five percent of science students agree that science can be fun.

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) No sentence expresses a proposition. 
B) Every sentence expresses exactly one proposition. 
C) Every sentence expresses exactly two propositions. 
D) A sentence can express more than one proposition. 
E) All sentences must express more than one proposition. 
A) No sentence expresses a proposition. 
B) Every sentence expresses exactly one proposition. 
C) Every sentence expresses exactly two propositions. 
D) A sentence can express more than one proposition. 
E) All sentences must express more than one proposition.

Question 14

Which of the following is a metaphor? Martha Stewart is:

Accepted Answer

A) creative 
B) thrifty 
C) a powerhouse 
D) a success 
E) a businesswoman 
A) creative 
B) thrifty 
C) a powerhouse 
D) a success 
E) a businesswoman

Question 15

According to the text, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The terms proposition and statement have exactly the same meaning. 
B) A proposition contains many ideas, but a statement contains only one. 
C) A statement contains many ideas, but a proposition contains only one. 
D) A statement is a thought, and a proposition is the linguistic expression of it. 
E) A proposition is a thought, and a statement is the linguistic expression of it. 
A) The terms proposition and statement have exactly the same meaning. 
B) A proposition contains many ideas, but a statement contains only one. 
C) A statement contains many ideas, but a proposition contains only one. 
D) A statement is a thought, and a proposition is the linguistic expression of it. 
E) A proposition is a thought, and a statement is the linguistic expression of it.

Question 16

When a noun clause is the object of a verb, are there verbs that always or never assert the proposition in the noun clause?

Accepted Answer

A) No, because whether or not a proposition is asserted never depends on the verb. 
B) No, each verb asserts the proposition sometimes, but not other times. 
C) There are verbs that never assert the proposition, but none that always do. 
D) There are verbs that always assert the proposition, but none that never do. 
E) Yes, some verbs always assert the proposition, while others never do. 
A) No, because whether or not a proposition is asserted never depends on the verb. 
B) No, each verb asserts the proposition sometimes, but not other times. 
C) There are verbs that never assert the proposition, but none that always do. 
D) There are verbs that always assert the proposition, but none that never do. 
E) Yes, some verbs always assert the proposition, while others never do.

Question 17

Which of the following is a connotation of the word "talent"?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an ability. 
B) It is possessed by a person or animal. 
C) It is good in some way. 
D) It is not possessed by everyone. 
E) Its execution is a matter of skill rather than of luck. 
A) It is an ability. 
B) It is possessed by a person or animal. 
C) It is good in some way. 
D) It is not possessed by everyone. 
E) Its execution is a matter of skill rather than of luck.

Question 18

In a proposition, the predicate is always:

Accepted Answer

A) the first word 
B) the last word 
C) a term that refers to something or a class of things 
D) the meaning of the proposition, taken as a whole 
E) a term that tells us what something is, what properties it has, or what it is doing 
A) the first word 
B) the last word 
C) a term that refers to something or a class of things 
D) the meaning of the proposition, taken as a whole 
E) a term that tells us what something is, what properties it has, or what it is doing

Question 19

Which of the following operations, if performed on most propositions, would result in an equivalent proposition?

Accepted Answer

A) Negate the predicate. 
B) Change the tense of the verb. 
C) Change the voice from active to passive or vice versa. 
D) Add a second predicate. 
E) Replace the subject with its genus. 
A) Negate the predicate. 
B) Change the tense of the verb. 
C) Change the voice from active to passive or vice versa. 
D) Add a second predicate. 
E) Replace the subject with its genus.

Question 20

Can two propositions be equivalent if their subjects do not consist of the same words?

Accepted Answer

A) No, because they wouldn't be about the same topic. 
B) No, because the subjects must be identical. 
C) Yes, but only if the predicates are worded identically. 
D) Yes, but only if the predicates are also worded differently from each other. 
E) Yes, because their subjects could have identical meanings. 
A) No, because they wouldn't be about the same topic. 
B) No, because the subjects must be identical. 
C) Yes, but only if the predicates are worded identically. 
D) Yes, but only if the predicates are also worded differently from each other. 
E) Yes, because their subjects could have identical meanings.

Which of the following lists consists entirely of relative pronouns?

Which connective could be used to complete the following sentence so that both of its propositions remain UNASSERTED? _____ the walls are painted white, the tiling will be black.

A clause is:

What is the subject of the following proposition? " "Impossible to see, the future is."-Yoda (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones)

Equivalent propositions must have the same:

Where can restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses appear in a sentence?

Can a sentence with only one subject and one predicate still assert more than one proposition?

What is the predicate of the following proposition? The theory of relativity in physics has been well confirmed by experiments.

Is it possible for two propositions with different predicates to be equivalent?

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

Which of the following is a proposition?

Which of the following sentences asserts the idea that science can be fun?

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a metaphor? Martha Stewart is:

According to the text, which of the following is true?

When a noun clause is the object of a verb, are there verbs that always or never assert the proposition in the noun clause?

Which of the following is a connotation of the word "talent"?

In a proposition, the predicate is always:

Which of the following operations, if performed on most propositions, would result in an equivalent proposition?

Can two propositions be equivalent if their subjects do not consist of the same words?

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Exam 3: Propositions

Which of the following lists consists entirely of relative pronouns?

Which connective could be used to complete the following sentence so that both of its propositions remain UNASSERTED? _____ the walls are painted white, the tiling will be black.

A clause is:

What is the subject of the following proposition? " "Impossible to see, the future is."-Yoda (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones)

Equivalent propositions must have the same:

Where can restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses appear in a sentence?

Can a sentence with only one subject and one predicate still assert more than one proposition?

What is the predicate of the following proposition? The theory of relativity in physics has been well confirmed by experiments.

Is it possible for two propositions with different predicates to be equivalent?

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

Which of the following is a proposition?

Which of the following sentences asserts the idea that science can be fun?

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a metaphor? Martha Stewart is:

According to the text, which of the following is true?

When a noun clause is the object of a verb, are there verbs that always or never assert the proposition in the noun clause?

Which of the following is a connotation of the word "talent"?

In a proposition, the predicate is always:

Which of the following operations, if performed on most propositions, would result in an equivalent proposition?

Can two propositions be equivalent if their subjects do not consist of the same words?

Classification

Definitions

Argument Analysis

Fallacies

Categorical Propositions

Categorical Syllogisms

Reasoning With Syllogisms

Propositional Logic-Propositions

Propositional Logic-Arguments

Predicate Logic

Inductive Generalizations

Argument by Analogy

Statistical Reasoning

Explanation

Probability

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