Overextension occurs when
A) a word is incorrectly used to describe a wider set of objects or actions than it applies to.
B) a word is incorrectly used to describe a narrower set of objects or actions than it applies to.
C) the child's vocabulary has become overly large.
D) a child uses a single word to signify an entire phrase or sentence.
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