A third-grade teacher assigns homework that requires students to list ten common words that can either stand alone or be combined with another word. The assignment primarily promotes the students' understanding of which of the following concepts?
A. Analyzing sound-symbol relationships
B. Making compound words
C. Blending sounds in words
D. Distinguishing root words
Ans: B. Making compound words
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