Chomsky arguedthat children ________
A) must be taught the complex rules of sentence organization
B) discover the rules of grammar by analyzing the speech of more skilled older children and adults
C) can understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion as soon as they pick up enough words
D) can master a grammatically complex language system even if exposure to language is delayed until middle childhood.
Answer: C
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