Alexa screamed to her mother in the grocery store,"I want Cheerios." Her mother told her to use her small,indoor voice at the store.Alexa shows that she does not yet understand:
A)expressive vocabulary.
B)receptive vocabulary.
C)metalinguistic awareness.
D)pragmatics of language.

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The pragmatic aspect of language deals with social contexts of language use, including appropriate ways of using language in different situations. In this case, Alexa's misuse of her voice in the grocery store demonstrates a lack of understanding of the pragmatic rules of language.

Alexa Screamed to Her Mother in the Grocery Store,"I Want