12. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
1a. The italicized words in the following propositions are predicables because they are affirmed of the subject:
(1) “This man weighs one hundred fifty pounds.”
(2) “A bird is a feathered biped.”
(3) “The earnest teacher is an indefatigable worker.”
(4) “Walking is the most beneficial outdoor exercise.”
1b. Underscore the predicables in the following:
(1) “All men are rational.”
(2) “Teachers must be just.”
(3) “Every form of unhappiness springs from a wrong condition of the mind.”