Imagine a 3-Year-Old Is Presented with a Novel Word in This

question 32

Multiple Choice

Imagine a 3-year-old is presented with a novel word in this passive sentence: The dog is being chased by the cat. If he were then asked what the cat is doing, he would be _______ when answering the question.

• A) equally likely to use the passive voice as the active voice
• B) more likely to use the wrong form of the verb
• C) more likely to use the passive voice than the active
• D) more likely to use the active voice than the passive

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Definitions:

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