Which of the Following Statements About Toddlers and Word Order

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about toddlers and word order is true?

• A)Children in the telegraphic speech phase are as likely to say two words in the correct order for their native language as to say the two words in the wrong order.
• B)Children know about the correct order for word combinations before they put two words together
• themselves.
• C)Children learn about word order through trial and error.
• D)Word order is consistent across most languages of the world, so children's appropriate use of word order is experience-independent.

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