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Statement: 1. All pens are pencils. 2. Some pencils are red. 3. No red is green. Conclusions: I. Some pens are not green. II. All greens are pencils.

1. Only I follows
2. Only II follows
3. Both I and II follow
4. Neither I nor II follows

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

Solution

From the statements, we know all pens lie inside pencils, and some pencils are red, but nothing says any pen exists. So conclusion I does not necessarily follow. Also, no red is green does not imply all greens are pencils, so conclusion II also does not follow.

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