When 3 year old Lea complained, "Boris hitted me with a ball," she was illustrating the tendency of young children to:
a. use telegraphic speech patterns.
b. imitate the incorrect speech patterns of others.
c. receive inadequate reinforcement for correct language usage.
d. use certain grammatical rules in sentence construction.
Answer: d. use certain grammatical rules in sentence construction.
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