Sometimes Children Will Correctly Use Irregular Words Such as Feet

question 85

Multiple Choice

Sometimes children will correctly use irregular words such as feet or went for a time and then begin making errors such as foots or goed.What do these errors indicate?

• A)that the child is spending too much time hearing other children's errors
• B)that the parents have not provided sufficient reinforcement and feedback for correctly using these words
• C)that the child is highly motivated
• D)that there has been an advance in the child's syntactical knowledge

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