General Theory
-Use an example to explain the distinction that is made between sentences and propositions.

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General Theory 
-Use an example to explain the distinction that is made between sentences and propositions.

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The Answer is Sentences are series of ink marks on paper or sounds in that air, and thus can be seen or heard. Examples of sentences are "Mary sees John" and "John is seen by Mary." These are each tokens of different sentence types. These sentences however express the same proposition. So it seems that propositions cannot be indentified with particular sentences, and thus seem to be a different kind of thing

General Theory -Use an Example to Explain the Distinction That Is Made