Pointing to a tree, young Leo says, "Bird flied away." Leo's interesting but incorrect use of the -ed word ending shows that he is trying to learn the _____ rules of language.
A) phonological
B) morphological
C) pragmatic
D) syntactic

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Leo's use of "flied" instead of "flew" indicates he is applying the morphological rule of adding -ed to form the past tense, which is a common pattern in English, even though it is incorrect for this irregular verb.

Pointing to a Tree, Young Leo Says, "Bird Flied Away