Imagine that an elementary teacher has two classes, one monolingual and the other bilingual—though their other characteristics are similar. The bilingual class is more likely to
a. have a better understanding of the structure of their first language.
b. believe that a moon must be called "moon"; it could not have another name.
c. have difficulty with the pragmatic aspects of language.
d. perform poorly on tests of nonverbal intelligence.
Ans: a
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