Children commonly pluralize words incorrectly, such as "mans," "deers," and "mouses." What does this suggest about the grasp of linguistic rules?
A) They have an intuitive understanding of morphology.
B) Children have a very simplistic understanding of grammatical rules.
C) They must learn each word as an individual unit of vocabulary, and cannot apply general rules.
D) Children understand free morphemes but not bound morphemes.

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Children applying general rules to pluralize words, even incorrectly, indicates they are grasping the concept of morphology, which is the study of the form of words, including the ways in which words are formed by combining morphemes.

Children Commonly Pluralize Words Incorrectly, Such as "Mans," "Deers," and "Mouses