I have a question with respect to English interpretation based on strict grammar rules not on context.
How would you interpret the following sentence: [The contract would not cancel and survive]?
Would you interpret it as
A. [The contract would not cancel and not survive]
B. [The contract would not cancel but survive]
What about the following sentence: [The contract would not cancel and be alive]?
Would you interpret it as
A. [The contract would not cancel and would not be alive]
B. [The contract would not cancel but alive].
Basically, I am trying to understand whether one negation word would affect the first clause and the second clause, or just the first clause.