Keep in mind two rules about writing formulas:
- Every universally quantified variable belongs in a rule
- Existentially quantified variables can be in the consequent
of a rule or any other kind of statement. Existentially quantified
variables that are not in a negated literal should not appear in the
antecedent of a rule (except in very rare cases).
Language to Logic
- Every man has a dog
- Some people like broccoli
- All people that like broccoli hate ice cream
- Bill has a dog
- Dogs that lick Bill like Jane
- If someone likes dogs he or she likes some vegetable
- People who are sad or lonely like dogs
- Everyone who eats broccoli likes a dog or a cat
- People who like dogs or cats hate mice
- If it is raining I take my umbrella
- Anyone who has an umbrella is not wet
- Gorillas are primates
- Bill's father is Sue's father too
- Bill knows someone who likes broccoli
- Any person who has a dog doesn't have a cat
- No one eats broccoli
- Someone really likes broccoli
- If the moon is made of green cheese I'll be a monkey's uncle
- If wishes were horses the beggars would ride
- Tables have four legs
- Lawyers practice law
- John gave an apple to Susan
- Tenured professors have published many papers
- Mary has two feet
- Bill biked to the store on Tuesday
- When it's cold I wear a coat or a hat or both
- Only staff have access to this computer
- Access to campus is only for faculty, staff, students and people with a visitor's pass
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