Symbolize each of the
following.
1. Everyone is a
good
student.
(x)(Gx
& Sx)
2. Everyone is
ambitious
and works hard.
(x)(Ax
& Wx)
3. Everyone who is
a good student is ambitious and works hard.
(x)[(Gx
& Sx) -> (Ax & Wx)]
4. There are good
students.
(Ex)(Gx & Sx)
5. There are
students
who work hard.
(Ex)(Sx
& Wx)
6. Only ambitious
students do well.
(x)[Wx
-> (Ax & Sx)]
7. There are no lazy
students.
~(Ex)(Sx
& Lx) or (x)(Sx -> ~Lx)
8. If there are good
students then all the teachers are happy.
(Ex)(Gx
& Sx) -> (x)(Tx -> Hx)
9. Some students are
lazy but everyone graduates.
(Ex)(Sx & Lx) & (x)Gx
10. Someone who is
lazy will not be a success.
(x)(Lx
-> ~Sx) note the need for a
universal
quantifier
11. Not all students
work hard although they are all ambitious.
~(x)(Sx
-> Wx) & (x)(Sx -> Ax) think
why we should use a separate expression and repeat "Sx"
12. There is someone
who is not ambitious but only those who are ambitious will graduate.
(Ex)~Ax
& (x)(Gx -> Ax)
13. If some do not
graduate then there will be unhappy teachers.
(Ex)(~Gx) -> (Ex)(Tx & ~Hx)
14. All freshmen and
sophomores are ambitious.
(x)[(Fx
v Sx) -> Ax] we need a
disjunction;
think why
15. Only seniors
will
graduate but not all seniors will graduate.
(x)(Gx
-> Sx) & ~(x)(Sx -> Gx)