Which of the following sentences is true about receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary?
A) Children's receptive vocabulary development outpaces their expressive vocabulary development.
B) Children's receptive vocabulary develops only after their expressive vocabulary is completely developed.
C) Children's receptive vocabulary is equal to their expressive vocabulary at any given time.
D) Children's receptive vocabulary is lost if proper reinforcement is not provided, whereas expressive vocabulary is permanent.

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Children's receptive vocabulary, which includes the words they can understand, typically develops faster than their expressive vocabulary, the words they can use. This is because understanding language (receptive) is generally easier and occurs earlier than being able to produce language (expressive).

Which of the Following Sentences Is True About Receptive Vocabulary