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1 Introduction

The literal meaning of the word ‘Logic’ is the use and study of valid reasoning. Reasoning is the process of

understanding and conveying, logically, ideas, concepts, facts etc., in a particular language, and sentences are the

linguistic unit used to communicate in any language. Therefore, it is imperative that we understand the different

types of sentences as all reasoning is based on the way we put sentences together. The different types of sentences

are as follows:

(1) Assertive sentence (2) Imperative sentence

(3) Exclamatory sentence (4) Interrogative sentence

In this chapter, we will be discussing assertive sentences, also known as statements or propositions.

2. STATEMENT/PROPOSITION

A statement or a proposition is an assertion (assertive sentence) that can be either proved true or false, but not

both. If the statement is proven to be true, then it is called a valid statement, else it is called an invalid statement.