What term represents what is said about the subject in a proposition?

• A. Copula
• B. Subject-term
• C. Predicate-term
• D. Logical form

Answer: (C)

In a categorical proposition, the term that expresses what is said about the subject is the predicate-term. The subject-term names the class or thing being spoken of, while the predicate-term states the attribute or property attributed to that subject. The copula is the linking verb that joins the two terms, and the logical form concerns the proposition’s structure (universal vs. particular, affirmative vs. negative).

Example: “All birds are animals.” Here, the subject-term is birds, and the predicate-term is animals—the statement is about birds being animals. The copula is are, and the form is universal affirmative.