Consistency-related proof in predicate logic

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Mr.Cauliflower
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Could someone please help me with the proof of the following statement?

Let L be language with n different constants and at least one predicate symbol. Prove that there exist 2 different maximal consistent sets formed of closed formulas of the language L.
 
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Do you know that if S is a consistent set of sentences (closed formulas), then there exists a maximal consistent extention S' of S (S' is an extention of S in the sense that [itex]S' \subseteq S[/itex])? To prove that there exist two different maximal consistent sets, find two consistent sets S and T such that any extention S' of S must be different from any extention T' of T.
 
AKG said:
Do you know that if S is a consistent set of sentences (closed formulas), then there exists a maximal consistent extention S' of S (S' is an extention of S in the sense that [itex]S' \subseteq S[/itex])?

You're right, I think I found it as Lindenbaum's lemma. Anyway, I don't know how to do this:

AKG said:
find two consistent sets S and T such that any extention S' of S must be different from any extention T' of T.
 
What have you tried? As a hint, it's very very easy. S and T need not be complicated at all.