Young children sometimes literally interpret sentences like "Do you know where your mommy is?" by answering "Yes." They failed to understand the ________ of the question.
A)pragmatics
B)morphemes
C)syntax
D)semantics

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Pragmatics refers to the social and contextual use of language. In this example, a child who answers "Yes" to the question "Do you know where your mommy is?" may have failed to understand the social and contextual cues of the question, and instead is simply answering based on a literal interpretation of the sentence.

Young Children Sometimes Literally Interpret Sentences Like "Do You Know