Little Billy's language has continued to grow steadily in recent months. Lately his parents have noticed he is filling in his sentences from what used to be "Billy play" to "Billy goes out to play." He is also using past tense as well as present tense, and is beginning to ask "Why?" If Billy's language development is typical, he is about ________ years of age.
A) 5 to 7
B) 1 to 2
C) 2 to 3
D) 3 to 5

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Billy's use of past tense and more complex sentence structures like "Billy goes out to play" indicate he is likely around 3 to 5 years of age, when children typically begin to use more complex grammar structures and ask "why" questions. This level of language development would not be typical for children as young as 1 to 2 years old, and would likely be considered advanced for children older than 5 to 7 years old.

Little Billy's Language Has Continued to Grow Steadily in Recent