Posted by Marcella on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 12:14am.
1. It has to be the first choice; the second choice is false, so the third choice is false, too.
2. It has to be both since both sentences are saying the same thing.
why does #1 not presuppose? If it is undern negatation, such as Mary did not murdered the platypus. Does it still necessarily mean that she she still did not kill something?
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