Which statement is rewritten as a conditional statement for the sentence below?

All dogs have tails.

A.) if an animal is a dog, then it has a tail.

B.) if an animal is not a dog, then it has a tail.

C.) if an animal has a tail, then it is a dog.

D.) if an animal doesn't have a tail, then it is a dog.

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Arielle Mccormick

6 July, 22:21

Which statement is rewritten as a conditional statement for the sentence below?

All dogs have tails.

A.) if an animal is a dog, then it has a tail.

B.) if an animal is not a dog, then it has a tail.

C.) if an animal has a tail, then it is a dog.

D.) if an animal doesn't have a tail, then it is a dog.

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Wayne Cooke · Answer 1

A conditional statement is:

if p, then q.

so ... in the sentence ...

-All dogs is the hypothesis

-Have tails is the conclusion.

The answer is:

A) if an animal is a dog, then it has a tail.

Fritz · Answer 2

It would be A.) if an animal is a dog, then it has a tail because you can easily cross out each other answer choice. For example, if an animal has a tail, then it is a dog. it is not saying that every animal that has a tail is a dog. and then B and D are the opposite of the statement

Which statement is rewritten as a conditional statement for the sentence below?All dogs have tails.A.) if an animal is a dog, then it has a tail.B.) if an animal is not a dog, then it has a tail.C.) if an animal has a tail, then it is a dog.D.) if an animal doesn't have a tail, then it is a dog.