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

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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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