What is the best example of overregularization?
A) Saying "horse" instead of "hose"
B) Saying "houses" instead of "homes"
C) Saying "flunked" instead of "failed"
D) Saying "runned" instead of "ran"

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Overregularization occurs when children apply general grammatical rules to words that are exceptions. In this case, adding "-ed" to form the past tense incorrectly, as in "runned" instead of "ran," is a classic example of overregularization.

What Is the Best Example of Overregularization