Question

You refer to all ink-based writing utensils as "pens." you group similar individual objects under one label. what characteristic of language does this example correspond to most closely?

Answer 1

The correct answer is : language organizes and classifies reality.

Language plays a large role in the way we think, learn and perceive the world around us. Through the use of language, we create categories and group things that share similar characteristics. For instance, we refer to all ink-based writing utensils as "pens" regardless of what kind of utensil they are: a ball point, fountain tip or gel based pen. 

Answer 2

The scenario in which you refer to all ink-based writing utensils as "pens.", which means that you group similar individual objects under one label describes the characteristic of language that language organizes and classifies reality. The idea that language shapes our reality was stated in the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.