Given What We Know About the Language Development of Elementary

question 53

Multiple Choice

Given what we know about the language development of elementary school children, three of the following errors might be observed in a class of second graders. Which one is not likely to be observed?

• A) Annie asserts quite adamantly that an ostrich is not a bird.
• B) Benny says, "Chocolate ice cream is gooder than vanilla ice cream."
• C) Connie speaks mostly in one word "sentences".
• D) Danny complains that his bicycle is "broked."
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Definitions:

Group Selectionist

An advocate for the theory that natural selection operates on groups as well as on individuals, favoring groups that function well as a unit.

Breeding Effort

The amount of resources and energy that an individual allocates to reproduction, including mating and raising offspring.

Home Range

The area in which an animal lives and moves on a periodic basis, encompassing the spaces it uses for food, mating, and shelter.

Altruistic

Behavior of an individual that benefits others at its own expense, often seen in social species as a way to enhance group survival.