Elms are not evergreens.
A) Some evergreens are not elms.
B) No things identical to elms are things identical to evergreens.
C) No non-evergreens are elms.
D) All elms are not evergreens.
E) No elms are evergreens.

Question

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The statement "Elms are not evergreens" means that there are no elms that are also evergreens. This is best represented by option E, which states "No elms are evergreens." A is incorrect because it suggests that there are evergreens that are not elms, but this is not necessarily true. B is incorrect because it uses the phrase "things identical to," which is not relevant to the statement. C and D are both incorrect because they suggest that some elms are evergreens, which contradicts the original statement.

Elms Are Not Evergreens