Which One of the Following Groups Has a Below-Average Incidence

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following groups has a below-average incidence of poverty?

• A) Persons who are divorced or separated from their spouse.
• B) Families headed by a female.
• C) Persons 18 to 24 years of age.
• D) Married-couple families.

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Definitions:

Deep Structure

A concept in linguistics, referring to the underlying syntactic structure or meaning of a sentence, as opposed to its surface structure.

Transformational Grammar

A linguistic theory proposed by Noam Chomsky that describes how deep structures of language are transformed into surface structures.

Deep Structure

In linguistics, the underlying syntactic structure or meaning of a sentence, as opposed to its surface form.

Surface Structure

In linguistics, the superficial appearance or syntax of a sentence, as opposed to the deeper, underlying meaning.