A child says to you,"My momma she be happy about my good report card." This child appears to:
A)Have grown up in Northern Ireland and so is using idioms typical of that country.
B)Be using African American English,a dialect with some grammatical constructions different from those of Standard English.
C)Have had little exposure to language during a critical period in her language development.
D)Have a speech disorder that sometimes results from environmental toxins (e.g.,lead-based paint).

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The child's sentence structure is characteristic of African American English (AAE), which has distinct grammatical rules from Standard English, such as the use of "be" to indicate habitual action.

A Child Says to You,"My Momma She Be Happy About