In 2012, the World Was Home to About How Many

question 69

Multiple Choice

In 2012, the world was home to about how many people?

• A) 7 billion
• B) 6 billion
• C) 900 million
• D) 160 million

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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.