Two-year-old Camden finds only one of her shoes. She says, "I need two shoes. I have two foots!" Camden's error is an example of

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Camden's error is an example of overregularization, which occurs when children apply a grammatical rule too widely and therefore incorrectly. In this case, Camden incorrectly applies the regular rule of adding "s" to make plurals, resulting in "foots" instead of the irregular plural "feet."

Two-Year-Old Camden Finds Only One of Her Shoes