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If children follow Marcus's rule-and-memory theory for creating the plural form of nouns, we would expect that English-speaking children would
 
  a. add the ending s or es to every noun.
  b. vary the strategy for creating a plural form, and then notice which strategy receives the most positive reaction from grownups.
  c. add s or es to most nouns, but remember some important words that have an irregular plural.
  d. use overextensions more frequently than overregularizations .

Question 2

Imagine that 6-year-old Debbie is beginning to tell you a story about her family's trip to a folk song festival. Before she starts, she says, O.K., have you ever heard about the Old Songs Folk Festival?
 
  Her skill in determining whether you have the appropriate background for the story is most relevant to an aspect of language called
   a. syntax.
   b. pragmatics.
   c. source monitoring.
   d. fast mapping.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: c

Answer to Question 2

Ans: b



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