What have studies of the acquisition of questions and negatives shown?

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Studies have shown that children initially use a wh- word or negative markers (such as no or not) during the early telegraphic period when acquiring questions and negatives. Option A is incorrect as children do produce these types of utterances before school age. Option B is incorrect as auxiliary verbs are not a necessary prerequisite for producing questions and negatives. Option C is incorrect as children do not produce only negative and question words during the holophrastic stage.

What Have Studies of the Acquisition of Questions and Negatives