After children speak their first words, verbal acquisition tends to be _____
a. fast, with children speaking 40 to 50 words within a month
b. slow, with children speaking 10 to 30 words within 3 to 4 months
c. fast, as expressive vocabulary outpaces receptive vocabulary
d. none of these
B
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