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Statements: All boxes are tables.
No desk is table.
Some desks are curtains. Conclusions: I No boxes are desks.
II. Some boxes are desks.
III Some curtains are not boxes.
IV. Some curtains are boxes.

A

III and either I or II follow

B

I and either III or IV follow

C

Either I or II and either III or IV follow

D

I and III follow

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D

All boxes are tables + No desks are tables = All boxes are tables + No tables are desks (converted form) A+E=E=No boxes are desks. Hence, I follows. Again, No boxes are desks + Some desks are curtains = E+I=O reversed Some curtains are not boxes.
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