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ANALYTIC, SYNTHETIC AND CONTRADICTORY SENTENCES Provide two examples of analytic, synthetic and contradictory sentences. Analytic sentence: true Water boils at 100%. •
Synthetic sentence: true or F
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Contradictory sentence: F
Are the following sentences analytic (A), synthetic (S), or a contradictory (C)? Write A or S or C. 1. Canned tomatoes usually last for about two years.
S
2. Canned tomatoes are no longer tomatoes.
C
3. Eight out of seven young people enter college.
C
4. Semantics is a study of meaning.
S
5. We buy fresh bread from the bakery every morning.
S
6. The word ‘chocolate’ starts with letter C.
A
7. Joe Biden is the winner of the 2020 election.
S
8. 9 is a number, just like 12.
A
9. New Orleans is not only the largest but also the second largest city in Louisiana.
C
10. What will happen will happen.
S
11. Some doctors that specialize on eyes are rich.
S
12. There must be a reason why she has been trying to kill herself again and again.
C
13. All squares are four-sided.
A
14. It’s cold in winter.
A
15. If a sound is a vowel, it can’t be a consonant.
A
16. There is only one winner in games.
S
17. Food writers write about food.
A
18. A typical American breakfast is high in calories.
S
19. Orange juice is made from oranges.
A
20. Freshly squeezed orange juice is orange or yellow.
C
21. Fruits and vegetables do not contain vitamins and minerals.
S
22. English has more vowels than consonants.
S
23. A nuclear family consists of father, mother and children.
A
24. The restaurant opens at 5 pm, but begins serving at 3 pm.
C
25. Gray is the new black.
C
26. If the event is free for adults, then it should also be free for children.
S
27. ‘Online’ and ‘offline’ are synonyms.
C
28. Not all books are made of paper.
A
29. COD means Cash On Delivery.
S
30. Children can movies labeled PG-13.
S
31. Fossil fuels include coal and oil.
S
32. Renewable energy can be renewed.
A
33. Entrepreneurs don’t normally do business.
C
34. He isn’t in debt but he can’t live on his income.
C
35. Paris is the capital of France.
S
36. Volunteers have to pay for their own flight.
S
37. People didn’t know if the world is flat or not.
S
38. If you get 100% in the test, all your answers are accurate.
A
39. I didn’t answer some of the questions, but still got 100% in the test.
C
40. The largest city is sometimes the capital city, but not always.
S
41. People may or may not believe in facts.
A
42. People believe what they want to believe.
A
43. The second edition of the book was published five years later than the first edition.
S
44. Copycats are not cats.
A
45. Rihanna is a singer.
S