8.Allm′arex′;Nom′arey.
9.Somex′arem′;Nomarey′.
10.Allxarem;Ally′arem′.
11.Nomarex;Ally′arem′.
12.Noxarem;Allyarem.
13.Allm′arex;Noyarem.
14.Allmarex;Allm′arey.
15.Noxarem;Nom′arey.
16.Allxarem′;Allyarem.
17.Noxarem;Allm′arey.
18.Noxarem′;Nomarey.
19.Allmarex;Allmarey′.
20.Nomarex;Allm′arey.
21.Allxarem;Somem′arey.
22.Somexarem;Allyarem.
23.Allmarex;Someyarem.
24.Noxarem;Allyarem.
25.Somemarex′;Ally′arem′.
26.Nomarex′;Allyarem.
27.Allxarem′;Ally′arem.
28.Allmarex′;Somemarey.
29.Nomarex;Allyarem′.
30.Allxarem′;Someyarem.
31.Allxarem;Allyarem.
32.Noxarem′;Allmarey.
33.Nomarex;Nomarey.
34.Nomarex′;Someyarem.
35.Nomarex;Allyarem.
36.Allmarex′;Someyarem.
37.Allmarex;Noyarem.
38.Nomarex;Nom′arey.
39.Somemarex′;Nomarey.
40.Nox′arem;Ally′arem.
41.Allxarem′;Noyarem′.
42.Nom′arex;Noyarem.
1.I have been out for a walk;I am feeling better.
2.No one has read the letter but John;No one, who hasnotread it, knows what it is about.
3.Those who are not old like walking;You and I are young.
4.Your course is always honest;Your course is always the best policy.
5.No fat creatures run well;Some greyhounds run well.
6.Some, who deserve the fair, get their deserts;None but the brave deserve the fair.
7.Some Jews are rich;All Esquimaux are Gentiles.
8.Sugar-plums are sweet;Some sweet things are liked by children.
9.John is in the house;Everybody in the house is ill.
10.Umbrellas are useful on a journey;What is useless on a journey should be left behind.
11.Audible music causes vibration in the air;Inaudible music is not worth paying for.
12.Some holidays are rainy;Rainy days are tiresome.
13.No Frenchmen like plumpudding;All Englishmen like plumpudding.
14.No portrait of a lady, that makes her simper or scowl, is satisfactory;No photograph of a lady ever fails to make her simper or scowl.
15.All pale people are phlegmatic;No one looks poetical unless he is pale.
16.No old misers are cheerful;Some old misers are thin.
17.No one, who exercises self-control, fails to keep his temper;Some judges lose their tempers.
pg10218.All pigs are fat;Nothing that is fed on barley-water is fat.
19.All rabbits, that are not greedy, are black;No old rabbits are free from greediness.
20.Some pictures are not first attempts;No first attempts are really good.
21.I never neglect important business;Your business is unimportant.
22.Some lessons are difficult;What is difficult needs attention.
23.All clever people are popular;All obliging people are popular.
24.Thoughtless people do mischief;No thoughtful person forgets a promise.
25.Pigs cannot fly;Pigs are greedy.
26.All soldiers march well;Some babies are not soldiers.
27.No bride-cakes are wholesome;What is unwholesome should be avoided.
28.John is industrious;No industrious people are unhappy.
29.No philosophers are conceited;Some conceited persons are not gamblers.
30.Some excise laws are unjust;All the laws passed last week relate to excise.
31.No military men write poetry;None of my lodgers are civilians.
32.No medicine is nice;Senna is a medicine.
33.Some circulars are not read with pleasure;No begging-letters are read with pleasure.
34.All Britons are brave;No sailors are cowards.
35.Nothing intelligible ever puzzlesme;Logic puzzles me.
36.Some pigs are wild;All pigs are fat.
pg10337.All wasps are unfriendly;All unfriendly creatures are unwelcome.
38.No old rabbits are greedy;All black rabbits are greedy.
39.Some eggs are hard-boiled;No eggs are uncrackable.
40.No antelope is ungraceful;Graceful creatures delight the eye.
41.All well-fed canaries sing loud;No canary is melancholy if it sings loud.
42.Some poetry is original;No original work is producible at will.
43.No country, that has been explored, is infested by dragons;Unexplored countries are fascinating.
44.No coals are white;No niggers are white.
45.No bridges are made of sugar;Some bridges are picturesque.
46.No children are patient;No impatient person can sit still.
47.No quadrupeds can whistle;Some cats are quadrupeds.
48.Bores are terrible;You are a bore.
49.Some oysters are silent;No silent creatures are amusing.
50.There are no Jews in the house;No Gentiles have beards a yard long.
51.Canaries, that do not sing loud, are unhappy;No well-fed canaries fail to sing loud.
52.All my sisters have colds;No one can sing who has a cold.
53.All that is made of gold is precious;Some caskets are precious.
54.Some buns are rich;All buns are nice.
55.All my cousins are unjust;All judges are just.
pg10456.Pain is wearisome;No pain is eagerly wished for.
57.All medicine is nasty;Senna is a medicine.
58.Some unkind remarks are annoying;No critical remarks are kind.
59.No tall men have woolly hair;Niggers have woolly hair.
60.All philosophers are logical;An illogical man is always obstinate.
61.John is industrious;All industrious people are happy.
62.These dishes are all well-cooked;Some dishes are unwholesome if not well-cooked.
63.No exciting books suit feverish patients;Unexciting books make one drowsy.
64.No pigs can fly;All pigs are greedy.
65.When a man knows what he’s about, he can detect a sharper;You and I know what we’re about.
66.Some dreams are terrible;No lambs are terrible.
67.No bald creature needs a hairbrush;No lizards have hair.
68.All battles are noisy;What makes no noise may escape notice.
69.All my cousins are unjust;No judges are unjust.
70.All eggs can be cracked;Some eggs are hard-boiled.
71.Prejudiced persons are untrustworthy;Some unprejudiced persons are disliked.
72.No dictatorial person is popular;She is dictatorial.
73.Some bald people wear wigs;All your children have hair.
74.No lobsters are unreasonable;No reasonable creatures expect impossibilities.
pg10575.No nightmare is pleasant;Unpleasant experiences are not eagerly desired.
76.No plumcakes are wholesome;Some wholesome things are nice.
77.Nothing that is nice need be shunned;Some kinds of jam are nice.
78.All ducks waddle;Nothing that waddles is graceful.
79.Sandwiches are satisfying;Nothing in this dish is unsatisfying.
80.No rich man begs in the street;Those who are not rich should keep accounts.
81.Spiders spin webs;Some creatures, that do not spin webs, are savage.
82.Some of these shops are not crowded;No crowded shops are comfortable.
83.Prudent travelers carry plenty of small change;Imprudent travelers lose their luggage.
84.Some geraniums are red;All these flowers are red.
85.None of my cousins are just;All judges are just.
86.No Jews are mad;All my lodgers are Jews.
87.Busy folk are not always talking about their grievances;Discontented folk are always talking about their grievances.
88.None of my cousins are just;No judges are unjust.
89.All teetotalers like sugar;No nightingale drinks wine.
90.No riddles interest me if they can be solved;All these riddles are insoluble.
91.All clear explanations are satisfactory;Some excuses are unsatisfactory.
92.All elderly ladies are talkative;All good-tempered ladies are talkative.
93.No kind deed is unlawful;What is lawful may be done without scruple.
pg10694.No babies are studious;No babies are good violinists.
95.All shillings are round;All these coins are round.
96.No honest men cheat;No dishonest men are trustworthy.
97.None of my boys are clever;None of my girls are greedy.
98.All jokes are meant to amuse;No Act of Parliament is a joke.
99.No eventful tour is ever forgotten;Uneventful tours are not worth writing a book about.
100.All my boys are disobedient;All my girls are discontented.
101.No unexpected pleasure annoys me;Your visit is an unexpected pleasure.
1.No doctors are enthusiastic;You are enthusiastic.You are not a doctor.
2.Dictionaries are useful;Useful books are valuable.Dictionaries are valuable.
3.No misers are unselfish;None but misers save egg-shells.No unselfish people save egg-shells.
4.Some epicures are ungenerous;All my uncles are generous.My uncles are not epicures.
pg1085.Gold is heavy;Nothing but gold will silence him.Nothing light will silence him.
6.Some healthy people are fat;No unhealthy people are strong.Some fat people are not strong.
7.“I saw it in a newspaper.â€â€œAll newspapers tell lies.â€It was a lie.
8.Some cravats are not artistic;I admire anything artistic.There are some cravats that I do not admire.
9.His songs never last an hour;A song, that lasts an hour, is tedious.His songs are never tedious.
10.Some candles give very little light;Candles aremeantto give light.Some things, that are meant to give light, give very little.
11.All, who are anxious to learn, work hard;Some of these boys work hard.Some of these boys are anxious to learn.
12.All lions are fierce;Some lions do not drink coffee.Some creatures that drink coffee are not fierce.
13.No misers are generous;Some old men are ungenerous.Some old men are misers.
14.No fossil can be crossed in love;An oyster may be crossed in love.Oysters are not fossils.
15.All uneducated people are shallow;Students are all educated.No students are shallow.
16.All young lambs jump;No young animals are healthy, unless they jump.All young lambs are healthy.
17.Ill-managed business is unprofitable;Railways are never ill-managed.All railways are profitable.
18.No Professors are ignorant;All ignorant people are vain.No professors are vain.
pg10919.A prudent man shuns hyænas;No banker is imprudent.No banker fails to shun hyænas.
20.All wasps are unfriendly;No puppies are unfriendly.Puppies are not wasps.
21.No Jews are honest;Some Gentiles are rich.Some rich people are dishonest.
22.No idlers win fame;Some painters are not idle.Some painters win fame.
23.No monkeys are soldiers;All monkeys are mischievous.Some mischievous creatures are not soldiers.
24.All these bonbons are chocolate-creams;All these bonbons are delicious.Chocolate-creams are delicious.
25.No muffins are wholesome;All buns are unwholesome.Buns are not muffins.
26.Some unauthorised reports are false;All authorised reports are trustworthy.Some false reports are not trustworthy.
27.Some pillows are soft;No pokers are soft.Some pokers are not pillows.
28.Improbable stories are not easily believed;None of his stories are probable.None of his stories are easily believed.
29.No thieves are honest;Some dishonest people are found out.Some thieves are found out.
30.No muffins are wholesome;All puffy food is unwholesome.All muffins are puffy.
31.No birds, except peacocks, are proud of their tails;Some birds, that are proud of their tails, cannot sing.Some peacocks cannot sing.
32.Warmth relieves pain;Nothing, that does not relieve pain, is useful in toothache.Warmth is useful in toothache.
pg11033.No bankrupts are rich;Some merchants are not bankrupts.Some merchants are rich.
34.Bores are dreaded;No bore is ever begged to prolong his visit.No one, who is dreaded, is ever begged to prolong his visit.
35.All wise men walk on their feet;All unwise men walk on their hands.No man walks on both.
36.No wheelbarrows are comfortable;No uncomfortable vehicles are popular.No wheelbarrows are popular.
37.No frogs are poetical;Some ducks are unpoetical.Some ducks are not frogs.
38.No emperors are dentists;All dentists are dreaded by children.No emperors are dreaded by children.
39.Sugar is sweet;Salt is not sweet.Salt is not sugar.
40.Every eagle can fly;Some pigs cannot fly.Some pigs are not eagles.
[N.B. At theend of this Sectioninstructions are given for varying these Examples.]
[N.B. At theend of this Sectioninstructions are given for varying these Examples.]
1.1. Nocared;2. Allaared;3. Allbarec.
2.1. Alldareb;2. Noaarec′;3. Nobarec.
3.1. Nobarea;2. Nocared′;3. Alldareb.
4.1. Nobarec;2. Allaareb;3. Noc′ared.
5.1. Allb′area′;2. Nobarec;3. Noa′ared.
6.1. Allaareb′;2. Nob′arec;3. Alldarea.
7.1. Nodareb′;2. Allbarea;3. Nocared′.
8.1. Nob′ared;2. Noa′areb;3. Allcared.
pg1119.1. Allb′area;2. Noaared;3. Allbarec.
10.1. Nocared;2. Allbarec;3. Noaared′.
11.1. Nobarec;2. Alldarea;3. Allc′area′.
12.1. Nocareb′;2. Allc′ared′;3. Allbarea.
13.1. Alldaree;2. Allcarea;3. Nobared′;4. Allearea′.
14.1. Alleareb;2. Allaaree;3. Alldareb′;4. Alla′arec;
15.1. Nob′ared;2. Allearec;3. Allbarea;4. Alld′arec′.
16.1. Noa′aree;2. Alldarec′;3. Allaareb;4. Alle′ared.
17.1. Alldarec;2. Allaaree;3. Nobared′;4. Allcaree′.
18.1. Allaareb;2. Alldaree;3. Alla′arec′;4. Nobaree.
19.1. Nobarec;2. Alleareh;3. Allaareb;4. Nodareh;5. Alle′arec.
20.1. Nodareh′;2. Nocaree;3. Allhareb;4. Noaared′;5. Nobaree′.
21.1. Allbarea;2. Nodareh;3. Nocaree;4. Noaareh′;5. Allc′areb.
22.1. Alleared′;2. Nob′areh′;3. Allc′ared;4. Allaaree;5. Nocareh.
23.1. Allb′area′;2. Nodaree′;3. Allhareb′;4. Nocaree;5. Alld′area.
24.1. Allh′arek′;2. Nob′area;3. Allcared;4. Alleareh′;5. Nodarek′;6. Nobarec′.
25.1. Allaared;2. Allkareb;3. Alleareh;4. Noa′areb;5. Alldarec;6. Allharek.
26.1. Alla′areh;2. Nod′arek′;3. Alleareb′;4. Noharek;5. Allaaree;6. Nob′ared.
27.1. Allcared′;2. Nohareb;3. Alla′arek;4. Nocaree′;5. Allb′ared;6. Noaarec′.
28.1. Noa′arek;2. Alleareb;3. Noharek′;4. Nod′arec;5. Noaareb;6. Allc′areh.
29.1. Noearek;2. Nob′arem;3. Noaarec′;4. Allh′aree;5. Alldarek;6. Nocareb;7. Alld′arel;8. Noharem′.
30.1. Allnarem;2. Alla′aree;3. Noc′arel;4. Allkarer′;5. Noaareh′;6. Nodarel′;7. Nocaren′;8. Alleareb;9. Allmarer;10. Allhared.
[N.B.In each Example, in Sections 8 and 9, it is possible to begin withanyPremiss, at pleasure, and thus to get as many different Solutions (all of course yielding thesameComplete Conclusion) as there are Premisses in the Example. Hence § 8 really contains 129 different Examples, and § 9 contains 273.]
[N.B.In each Example, in Sections 8 and 9, it is possible to begin withanyPremiss, at pleasure, and thus to get as many different Solutions (all of course yielding thesameComplete Conclusion) as there are Premisses in the Example. Hence § 8 really contains 129 different Examples, and § 9 contains 273.]
(1)Babies are illogical;(2)Nobody is despised who can manage a crocodile;(3)Illogical persons are despised.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= able to manage a crocodile;b= babies;c= despised;d= logical.
(1)My saucepans are the only things I have that are made of tin;(2)I find allyourpresents very useful;(3)None of my saucepans are of the slightest use.
Univ. “things of mineâ€;a= made of tin;b= my saucepans;c= useful;d= your presents.
(1)No potatoes of mine, that are new, have been boiled;(2)All my potatoes in this dish are fit to eat;(3)No unboiled potatoes of mine are fit to eat.
Univ. “my potatoesâ€;a= boiled;b= eatable;c= in this dish;d= new.
(1)There are no Jews in the kitchen;(2)No Gentiles say “shpoonjâ€;(3)My servants are all in the kitchen.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= in the kitchen;b= Jews;c= my servants;d= saying “shpoonj.â€
(1)No ducks waltz;(2)No officers ever decline to waltz;(3)All my poultry are ducks.
Univ. “creaturesâ€;a= ducks;b= my poultry;c= officers;d= willing to waltz.
(1)Every one who is sane can do Logic;(2)No lunatics are fit to serve on a jury;(3)None ofyoursons can do Logic.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= able to do Logic;b= fit to serve on a jury;c= sane;d= your sons.
(1)There are no pencils of mine in this box;(2)No sugar-plums of mine are cigars;(3)The whole of my property, that is not in this box, consists of cigars.
Univ. “things of mineâ€;a= cigars;b= in this box;c= pencils;d= sugar-plums.
(1)No experienced person is incompetent;(2)Jenkins is always blundering;(3)No competent person is always blundering.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= always blundering;b= competent;c= experienced;d= Jenkins.
(1)No terriers wander among the signs of the zodiac;(2)Nothing, that does not wander among the signs of the zodiac, is a comet;(3)Nothing but a terrier has a curly tail.
Univ. “thingsâ€;a= comets;b= curly-tailed;c= terriers;d= wandering among the signs of the zodiac.
(1)No one takes in theTimes, unless he is well-educated;(2)No hedge-hogs can read;(3)Those who cannot read are not well-educated.
Univ. “creaturesâ€;a= able to read;b= hedge-hogs;c= taking in the Times;d= well-educated.
(1)All puddings are nice;(2)This dish is a pudding;(3)No nice things are wholesome.
Univ. “thingsâ€;a= nice;b= puddings;c= this dish;d= wholesome.
(1)My gardener is well worth listening to on military subjects;(2)No one can remember the battle of Waterloo, unless he is very old;(3)Nobody is really worth listening to on military subjects, unless he can remember the battle of Waterloo.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= able to remember the battle of Waterloo;b= my gardener;c= well worth listening to on military subjects;d= very old.
(1)All humming-birds are richly coloured;(2)No large birds live on honey;(3)Birds that do not live on honey are dull in colour.
Univ. “birdsâ€;a= humming-birds;b= large;c= living on honey;d= richly coloured.
(1)No Gentiles have hooked noses;(2)A man who is a good hand at a bargain always makes money;(3)No Jew is ever a bad hand at a bargain.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= good hands at a bargain;b= hook-nosed;c= Jews;d= making money.
(1)All ducks in this village, that are branded ‘B,’ belong to Mrs. Bond;(2)Ducks in this village never wear lace collars, unless they are branded ‘B’;(3)Mrs. Bond has no gray ducks in this village.
Univ. “ducks in this villageâ€;a= belonging to Mrs. Bond;b= branded ‘B’;c= gray;d= wearing lace-collars.
(1)All the old articles in this cupboard are cracked;(2)No jug in this cupboard is new;(3)Nothing in this cupboard, that is cracked, will hold water.
Univ. “things in this cupboardâ€;a= able to hold water;b= cracked;c= jugs;d= old.
(1)All unripe fruit is unwholesome;(2)All these apples are wholesome;(3)No fruit, grown in the shade, is ripe.
Univ. “fruitâ€;a= grown in the shade;b= ripe;c= these apples;d= wholesome.
(1)Puppies, that will not lie still, are always grateful for the loan of a skipping-rope;(2)A lame puppy would not say “thank you†if you offered to lend it a skipping-rope.(3)None but lame puppies ever care to do worsted-work.
Univ. “puppiesâ€;a= caring to do worsted-work;b= grateful for the loan of a skipping-rope;c= lame;d= willing to lie still.
(1)No name in this list is unsuitable for the hero of a romance;(2)Names beginning with a vowel are always melodious;(3)No name is suitable for the hero of a romance, if it begins with a consonant.
Univ. “namesâ€;a= beginning with a vowel;b= in this list;c= melodious;d= suitable for the hero of a romance.
(1)All members of the House of Commons have perfect self-command;(2)No M.P., who wears a coronet, should ride in a donkey-race;(3)All members of the House of Lords wear coronets.
Univ. “M.P.’sâ€;a= belonging to the House of Commons;b= having perfect self-command;c= one who may ride in a donkey-race;d= wearing a coronet.
(1)No goods in this shop, that have been bought and paid for, are still on sale;(2)None of the goods may be carried away, unless labeled “soldâ€;(3)None of the goods are labeled “sold,†unless they have been bought and paid for.
Univ. “goods in this shopâ€;a= allowed to be carried away;b= bought and paid for;c= labeled “soldâ€;d= on sale.
(1)No acrobatic feats, that are not announced in the bills of a circus, are ever attempted there;(2)No acrobatic feat is possible, if it involves turning a quadruple somersault;(3)No impossible acrobatic feat is ever announced in a circus bill.
Univ. “acrobatic featsâ€;a= announced in the bills of a circus;b= attempted in a circus;c= involving the turning of a quadruple somersault;d= possible.
(1)Nobody, who really appreciates Beethoven, fails to keep silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played;(2)Guinea-pigs are hopelessly ignorant of music;(3)No one, who is hopelessly ignorant of music, ever keeps silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played.
Univ. “creaturesâ€;a= guinea-pigs;b= hopelessly ignorant of music;c= keeping silence while the Moonlight-Sonata is being played;d= really appreciating Beethoven.
(1)Coloured flowers are always scented;(2)I dislike flowers that are not grown in the open air;(3)No flowers grown in the open air are colourless.
Univ. “flowersâ€;a= coloured;b= grown in the open air;c= liked by me;d= scented.
(1)Showy talkers think too much of themselves;(2)No really well-informed people are bad company;(3)People who think too much of themselves are not good company.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= good company;b= really well-informed;c= showy talkers;d= thinking too much of one’s self.
(1)No boys under 12 are admitted to this school as boarders;(2)All the industrious boys have red hair;(3)None of the day-boys learn Greek;(4)None but those under 12 are idle.
Univ. “boys in this schoolâ€;a= boarders;b= industrious;c= learning Greek;d= red-haired;e= under 12.
(1)The only articles of food, that my doctor allows me, are such as are not very rich;(2)Nothing that agrees with me is unsuitable for supper;(3)Wedding-cake is always very rich;(4)My doctor allows me all articles of food that are suitable for supper.
Univ. “articles of foodâ€;a= agreeing with me;b= allowed by my doctor;c= suitable for supper;d= very rich;e= wedding-cake.
(1)No discussions in our Debating-Club are likely to rouse the British Lion, so long as they are checked when they become too noisy;(2)Discussions, unwisely conducted, endanger the peacefulness of our Debating-Club;(3)Discussions, that go on while Tomkins is in the Chair, are likely to rouse the British Lion;(4)Discussions in our Debating-Club, when wisely conducted, are always checked when they become too noisy.
Univ. “discussions in our Debating-Clubâ€;a= checked when too noisy;b= dangerous to the peacefulness of our Debating-Club;c= going on while Tomkins is in the chair;d= likely to rouse the British Lion;e= wisely conducted.
(1)All my sons are slim;(2)No child of mine is healthy who takes no exercise;(3)All gluttons, who are children of mine, are fat;(4)No daughter of mine takes any exercise.
Univ. “my childrenâ€;a= fat;b= gluttons;c= healthy;d= sons;e= taking exercise.
(1)Things sold in the street are of no great value;(2)Nothing but rubbish can be had for a song;(3)Eggs of the Great Auk are very valuable;(4)It is only what is sold in the street that is reallyrubbish.
Univ. “thingsâ€;a= able to be had for a song;b= eggs of the Great Auk;c= rubbish;d= sold in the street;e= very valuable.
(1)No books sold here have gilt edges, except what are in the front shop;(2)All theauthorisededitions have red labels;(3)All the books with red labels are priced at 5s. and upwards;(4)None butauthorisededitions are ever placed in the front shop.
Univ. “books sold hereâ€;a= authorised editions;b= gilt-edged;c= having red labels;d= in the front shop;e= priced at 5s. and upwards.
(1)Remedies for bleeding, which fail to check it, are a mockery;(2)Tincture of Calendula is not to be despised;(3)Remedies, which will check the bleeding when you cut your finger, are useful;(4)All mock remedies for bleeding are despicable.
Univ. “remedies for bleedingâ€;a= able to check bleeding;b= despicable;c= mockeries;d= Tincture of Calendula;e= useful when you cut your finger.
(1)None of the unnoticed things, met with at sea, are mermaids;(2)Things entered in the log, as met with at sea, are sure to be worth remembering;(3)I have never met with anything worth remembering, when on a voyage;(4)Things met with at sea, that are noticed, are sure to be recorded in the log;
Univ. “things met with at seaâ€;a= entered in log;b= mermaids;c= met with by me;d= noticed;e= worth remembering.
(1)The only books in this library, that I donotrecommend for reading, are unhealthy in tone;(2)The bound books are all well-written;(3)All the romances are healthy in tone;(4)I do not recommend you to read any of the unbound books.
Univ. “books in this libraryâ€;a= bound;b= healthy in tone;c= recommended by me;d= romances;e= well-written.
(1)No birds, except ostriches, are 9 feet high;(2)There are no birds in this aviary that belong to any one butme;(3)No ostrich lives on mince-pies;(4)I have no birds less than 9 feet high.
Univ. “birdsâ€;a= in this aviary;b= living on mince-pies;c= my;d= 9 feet high;e= ostriches.
(1)A plum-pudding, that is not really solid, is mere porridge;(2)Every plum-pudding, served at my table, has been boiled in a cloth;(3)A plum-pudding that is mere porridge is indistinguishable from soup;(4)No plum-puddings are really solid, except what are served atmytable.
Univ. “plum-puddingsâ€;a= boiled in a cloth;b= distinguishable from soup;c= mere porridge;d= really solid;e= served at my table.
(1)No interesting poems are unpopular among people of real taste;(2)No modern poetry is free from affectation;(3)Allyourpoems are on the subject of soap-bubbles;(4)No affected poetry is popular among people of real taste;(5)No ancient poem is on the subject of soap-bubbles.
Univ. “poemsâ€;a= affected;b= ancient;c= interesting;d= on the subject of soap-bubbles;e= popular among people of real taste;h= written by you.
(1)All the fruit at this Show, that fails to get a prize, is the property of the Committee;(2)None of my peaches have got prizes;(3)None of the fruit, sold off in the evening, is unripe;(4)None of the ripe fruit has been grown in a hot-house;(5)All fruit, that belongs to the Committee, is sold off in the evening.
Univ. “fruit at this Showâ€;a= belonging to the Committee;b= getting prizes;c= grown in a hot-house;d= my peaches;e= ripe;h= sold off in the evening.
(1)Promise-breakers are untrustworthy;(2)Wine-drinkers are very communicative;(3)A man who keeps his promises is honest;(4)No teetotalers are pawnbrokers;(5)One can always trust a very communicative person.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= honest;b= pawnbrokers;c= promise-breakers;d= trustworthy;e= very communicative;h= wine-drinkers.
(1)No kitten, that loves fish, is unteachable;(2)No kitten without a tail will play with a gorilla;(3)Kittens with whiskers always love fish;(4)No teachable kitten has green eyes;(5)No kittens have tails unless they have whiskers.
Univ. “kittensâ€;a= green-eyed;b= loving fish;c= tailed;d= teachable;e= whiskered;h= willing to play with a gorilla.
(1)All the Eton men in this College play cricket;(2)None but the Scholars dine at the higher table;(3)None of the cricketers row;(4)Myfriends in this College all come from Eton;(5)All the Scholars are rowing-men.
Univ. “men in this Collegeâ€;a= cricketers;b= dining at the higher table;c= Etonians;d= my friends;e= rowing-men;h= Scholars.
(1)There is no box of mine here that I dare open;(2)My writing-desk is made of rose-wood;(3)All my boxes are painted, except what are here;(4)There is no box of mine that I dare not open, unless it is full of live scorpions;(5)All my rose-wood boxes are unpainted.
Univ. “my boxesâ€;a= boxes that I dare open;b= full of live scorpions;c= here;d= made of rose-wood;e= painted;h= writing-desks.
(1)Gentiles have no objection to pork;(2)Nobody who admires pigsties ever reads Hogg’s poems;(3)No Mandarin knows Hebrew;(4)Every one, who does not object to pork, admires pigsties;(5)No Jew is ignorant of Hebrew.
Univ. “personsâ€;a= admiring pigsties;b= Jews;c= knowing Hebrew;d= Mandarins;e= objecting to pork;h= reading Hogg’s poems.
(1)All writers, who understand human nature, are clever;(2)No one is a true poet unless he can stir the hearts of men;(3)Shakespeare wrote “Hamletâ€;(4)No writer, who does not understand human nature, can stir the hearts of men;(5)None but a true poet could have written “Hamlet.â€;
Univ. “writersâ€;a= able to stir the hearts of men;b= clever;c= Shakespeare;d= true poets;e= understanding human nature;h= writer of ‘Hamlet.’
(1)I despise anything that cannot be used as a bridge;(2)Everything, that is worth writing an ode to, would be a welcome gift to me;(3)A rainbow will not bear the weight of a wheel-barrow;(4)Whatever can be used as a bridge will bear the weight of a wheel-barrow;(5)I would not take, as a gift, a thing that I despise.