The standard form categorical proposition of ‘Roses are fragrant‘ is 

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  1. Some Roses are fragrant 
  2. Some fragrant things are not Roses 
  3. No. fragrant things are Roses 
  4. All Roses are fragrant things 

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Option 4 : All Roses are fragrant things 
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The categorical proposition is an assertion that links two kinds of objects. 

Key Points

  • A categorical assertion written in standard form always starts with the subject term.
  • In a categorical proposition of standard form, the predicate term comes after the subject. 
  • There are four standard forms of a categorical proposition: 
    • Universal affirmative, All S is P or Every S is P
    • Universal negative, No S is P
    • Particular affirmative, Some S is P
    • Particular negative, Some S is Not P
  • The Categorical proposition of ‘Roses are fragrant is Universal All Roses are fragrant things.

Thus, the standard form categorical proposition of "Roses are fragrant" is All Roses are fragrant things. 

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