Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion (A):A proper name has only denotation but no connotation.

Reason (R):Intension refers to a set of adjectives while extension refers to a set of substantives.

ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct

BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

CA is correct but R is not correct

DA is not correct but R is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

The Assertion holds: a proper name merely points to the individual it names and ascribes no set of defining attributes.

Lacking any such attribute-set, the name carries denotation but no connotation.

The Reason holds too: intension is the set of attributes (adjectives) and extension the set of objects (substantives).

A proper name secures an extension, a substantive, yet supplies no adjectives and hence no connotation.

The Reason thus explains precisely why the name keeps denotation while lacking connotation.

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