Assuming that they did not speak English until they came to the United States, who would probably score the worst on a test of English grammar?

a. Weng-hui, who immigrated to the United States from China at 5 years old
b. Myung, who immigrated to the United States from Korea at 17 years old
c. Guang, who immigrated to the United States from China at 28 years old
d. Myung and Guang will do equally poorly on the test because they both started speaking English after the critical period ended at 12 years old.


Answer: C

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