Frank is 14 months old and uses only bottle, no, up, bye-bye, mama and dada when he talks.However, when the family is on their way to visit Frank's grandmother, and his mother tells Frank to get his red tiger from the bedroom and bring it with him, Frank quickly runs to get the tiger.This episode demonstrates that toddlers:
A)can understand more words than they can actually produce
B)can produce more words than they can actually understand
C)have difficulty pronouncing phonemes they have never heard
D)tend to overgeneralize irregular verbs and nouns

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Frank's ability to understand and follow his mother's instruction to get his red tiger from the bedroom suggests that he understands more words than he is currently able to produce. This is a common phenomenon in language development among toddlers.

Frank Is 14 Months Old and Uses Only Bottle, No