“Want ball,” Maria was saying. Her playmate didn’t seem to understand. “Maria want ball,” she said again. What does telegraphic speech contain?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Telegraphic speech consists of short sentences. The sentences contain mostly high-content words, and leave out smaller words such as the, to and with.

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