Given $R = \{ ( 1,2 ) \}$ over $A = \{ 1,2,3,4 \}$:
$R$ is not reflexive because there's no $(1,1)$ and $(2,2)$.
$R$ is not symmetric because there isn't $( 2,1 )$.
$R$ is anti-symmetric because there isn't $( 2,1 )$.
And $R$ is transitive because there isn't a $(2,x)$ element in $R$.
If $(1,2) \in R \land (2,x) \in R$ is false, then
$(1,2) \in R \land (2,x) \in R \to (1,x) \in R$ is true,
and therefore $R$ is transitive.
Is this correct?