Chapter 6
Modern Classification of Verbs
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(a) Is Aristotle a modern logician?
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(b) On what basis have modern logicians made classifications?
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(c) How many are the main types in speech?
Answer: There are basically 3 types of verbs.
(d) How many types of simple sentences are there?
Answer: There are 4 types of simple sentences.
(e) Are class membership clauses the same as ordinary clauses? If not, state two differences.
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(f) What kind of sentences are common sentences? How many types of common sentences can be divided into?
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(g) What is the difference between compound sentences and ordinary sentences?
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(h) 'All men are growth-oriented' is an example of what statement?
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(i) Thief!- Is it a verb?
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(j) What is the meaning of the word 'or' in alternative sentences?
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2. Determine the correct answer:
(a) Modern logicians classify speech according to the principle of mixture of quality and quantity.
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(b) There are three/four types of simple sentences.
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(c) In alternative sentences, the word 'or' is taken in the pervasive/exclusive sense.
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(d) Compound verbs take molecular/quantitative verbs.
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(e) Existential verbs are compound/general/simple verbs.
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