Nativists argue that negative evidence about ungrammatical sentences:
A) helps children attain the grammar of their native language
B) is, in general, not available
C) is provided by parents to aid their children's language acquisition
D) occurs when children are exposed to an utterance that is not corrected

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Nativists, such as Noam Chomsky, argue that children do not typically receive negative evidence (corrections or explicit information about what is not grammatically correct in their language) from their parents or caregivers in a systematic way. They believe that language acquisition is largely innate and that children are born with a set of grammatical rules or a Universal Grammar.

Nativists Argue That Negative Evidence About Ungrammatical Sentences