Once a child understands a rule of grammar (such as adding an "s" to form the plural of a word), they may use this rule incorrectly for words that don't follow this rule. The error is called
A. overapplication.
B. overregularization.
C. rule overload.
D. a universal grammar.
Answer: B
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