When a child says,"I eated my cookie," the child is demonstrating:
A) overgeneralization
B) early speech impairment
C) telegraphic speech
D) concrete speech

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The child is overgeneralizing the past tense rule by adding "-ed" to the irregular verb "eat." This is a common language development stage in which children apply rules inconsistently and make errors in their speech.

When a Child Says,"I Eated My Cookie," the Child Is