Chapter 8 Exercise 7
We saw in this chapter how children overgeneralize rules such as the plural rule, producing forms such as mans or mouses. What might a child learning English use instead of the adult words given?
a. children – childrens or kids
b. went – wents or goes or goed
c. better – betters or betterer
d. best – bestest
e. brought – broughted or bringed
f. sang - singed
g. geese – gooses
h. worst – worstest or worster
i. knives - knifes
j. worse – worser or worses
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