Which statement about toddlers and word order is TRUE?
A) Children in the telegraphic speech phase are as likely to say two words in the correct order for their native language as to say the two words in the wrong order.
B) Children know about the correct order for word combinations before they put two words together themselves.
C) Children learn about word order through trial and error.
D) Word order is consistent across most languages of the world, so children's appropriate use of word order is experience-independent.

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Research has shown that children have knowledge about the correct word order for different types of phrases before they start to use them in their own speech. For example, before they use noun-verb combinations, they understand that the noun must come before the verb in their native language. This suggests that children are not learning word order through trial and error, but rather have some innate knowledge about it. Therefore, statement B is true. Statements A, C, and D are not supported by research.

Which Statement About Toddlers and Word Order Is TRUE