Homework for Philosophy 270, Fall 2009

Homework on §2.1—assigned Mon 9/7 and due Wed 9/9

(i) Analyze the following sentence as far as possible using conjunction. Remember that the final unanalyzed components should be complete sentences without pronominal cross-references from one to another, and try to capture any grouping in the English:

Although Al saw the problem and reported it, he was able to work around it.

(ii) Synthesize a sentence with the following form using the intensional interpretation given after it, making the result as idiomatic as possible:

A ∧ B
A: The line was long; B: Al was near the front of the line