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Given that no fruit is a vegetable and some vegetables are roots, which of the conclusions follow? I. Some roots are not fruits.
II. No root is a fruit.

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  • AOnly I follows
  • BOnly II follows
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DBoth I and II follow

Step-by-Step Solution

The roots that are vegetables cannot be fruits, so some roots are not fruits (I). Other roots may or may not be fruits, so II is not certain. Only I follows.
Answer: A) Only I follows

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