Full Idea
Some properties (perhaps negative charge, or the relation of identity) admit of no analysis, and so are primitive. But others are analysable, and so not primitive
Gist of Idea
Some properties seem to be primitive, but others can be analysed
Source
Trenton Merricks (Truth and Ontology [2007], 7.I)
Book Reference
Merricks,Trenton: 'Truth and Ontology' [OUP 2007], p.148