Jen Was Concerned When Her 4-Year-Old Son, Anthony, Started Saying

Multiple Choice

Jen was concerned when her 4-year-old son, Anthony, started saying, "I eated dinner." Jen should not worry because Anthony is:

A) learning how to fast map.
B) simply confusing the deep structure with the simple structure of the sentence.
C) experiencing a momentary episode of dysphasia.
D) overgeneralizing from the grammatical language rules.