Fran says,"Yesterday,I sitted on the floor." This is an example of __________ grammatical rules.
A) underextending
B) overextending
C) overregularizing
D) paraphrasing

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The sentence "Yesterday, I sitted on the floor" is an example of overregularizing, where a grammatical rule is applied in an overly regular or simplified way. In this case, Fran has applied the rule of adding -ed to form past tense, but has not followed the irregular past tense form of the verb "sit," which is "sat."

Fran Says,"Yesterday,I Sitted on the Floor