Evan is in preschool and uses overregularization when speaking.Which of the following is he most likely to say?
A) "Build snowman."
B) "The moon looks happy."
C) "He hitted me with a stick."
D) "Yesterday,I want to go to the park."

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Overregularization in language development occurs when children apply regular grammatical patterns to irregular verbs or nouns. In this case, Evan is applying the regular past tense ending "-ed" to the irregular verb "hit," resulting in "hitted."

Evan Is in Preschool and Uses Overregularization When Speaking