One day, Jason's mother explained to him that the family would take a vacation to Miami. The next morning, Jason emerged from his room with belongings spilling out of a suitcase and remarked, "I gotted my bag packed."
What does Jason's error reveal about his language
development?
A) He is engaging in overregularization.
B) He is applying regular grammatical rules to words that are exceptions to the rule.
C) Both A and B are correct.
D) Neither A nor B is correct.
C
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