Children Commonly Pluralize Words Incorrectly, Such as "Mans," "Deers," and "Mouses

question 22

Multiple Choice

Children commonly pluralize words incorrectly, such as "mans," "deers," and "mouses." What does this suggest about the grasp of linguistic rules?

• A) They have an intuitive understanding of morphology.
• B) Children have a very simplistic understanding of grammatical rules.
• C) They must learn each word as an individual unit of vocabulary, and cannot apply general rules.
• D) Children understand free morphemes but not bound morphemes.

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