Two-year-old Calvin said, "My cup falled," when his cup fell off the table. Calvin's error is known as an
A) underregularization.
B) underextension.
C) overregularization.
D) overextension.

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Calvin's error is known as overregularization because he applied a rule of grammar too widely and used "falled" as the past tense of "fall" instead of "fell."

Two-Year-Old Calvin Said, "My Cup Falled," When His Cup Fell