Question

Which of the following is correct about the sentence. "Some men are not married"? 
1. The subject is distributed
2. The predicate is distributed
3. Both subject and predicate are distributed
4. Neither subject or predicate is distributed 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : The predicate is distributed

The correct solution is "The predicate is distributed".

A categorical proposition: is a proposition that asserts or denies that all or some of the members of one category are included in another. The study of arguments using categorical statements forms an important branch of deductive reasoning. 

Distribution in categorical Propositions:

• The A statement distributes the subject term only.
• The E statement distributes both the subject term and predicate term.
• The I statement distributes no terms (neither the subject nor the predicate)
• The O statement distributes the predicate term only.

Distribution

Name	Statement	Subject	Predicate
A	All S is P	Distributed	Undistributed
E	No S is P	Distributed	Distributed
I	Some S is P	Undistributed	Undistributed
O	Some S is not P	Undistributed	Distributed

 

Hence in the above question, "Some men are not married" the answer is "The predicate is distributed".