A particular negative (O) proposition distributes

ASubject only

BPredicate only ✓ Correct

CBoth the subject and the predicate

DNeither the subject nor the predicate

Correct answer: (B) Predicate only

Explanation

In "Some S are not P" the predicate is distributed but the subject is not.

"Some S" takes only part of the subject, so S is undistributed.

The proposition is negative, and negatives distribute the predicate.

To deny P of those S, the whole class P must be excluded from them.

So the particular negative distributes its predicate alone.

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