Second-grade teacher Mrs. Grimes teaches in a diverse classroom with students from various cultures, socioeconomic levels, and linguistic levels. She is a keen observer of language in her classroom. Which of the following students in Mrs. Grime's classroom shows an example of someone having difficulty with pragmatics?
A. Jose mispronounces his "s" so that it sounds like "th."
B. Jill requests a crayon by saying, "Give it to me now!"
C. John says, "I know answer!"
D. Joan says "doggy" when she sees any animal with four legs.
B
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