When We Say,"There Is a Family Resemblance Among All the Members

question 33

Multiple Choice

When we say,"There is a family resemblance among all the members of the Martinez family," we mean that

• A)there is at least one feature shared by all the members of the family.
• B)there is at least one identifying trait such that if you have that trait,you are certain to be a member of the family.
• C)any pair of family members will have traits in common,even though there may be no single trait shared by all of the family members.
• D)there are several features that all members of the family have in common.

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Definitions:

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