When a child says something like "My teacher holded the rabbit," she is making what sort of error?
A) overgeneralization
B) overregularization
C) overextension
D) oversemanticizing

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The error made by the child is using the past tense "holded" instead of "held." This is an example of overregularization, which is when children apply a regular rule to an irregular word, resulting in an incorrect form.

When a Child Says Something Like "My Teacher Holded the Rabbit