Gleitman and Gleitman (1979) examined adults' ability to compound words and found that:
A) some groups of adults do not consistently apply word-structure rules to decode nonsense combinations.
B) adults use similar word structure rules as do adolescents.
C) class and education are factors in how adults apply word-structure rules.
D) All of the above statements are true.

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Gleitman and Gleitman (1979) found that some groups of adults do not consistently apply word-structure rules to decode nonsense combinations, and that adults use similar word structure rules as do adolescents. The study also suggested that class and education are factors in how adults apply word-structure rules. Therefore, all of the above statements are true.

Gleitman and Gleitman (1979) Examined Adults' Ability to Compound Words