A 7-year-old boy with a speech impairment makes the following statement to his mother: "I hur my han when I wan into the fence." The boy was attempting to say ,"I hurt my hand when I ran into the fence." This child is demonstrating the speech production errors of
A)addition and substitution.
B)addition and omission.
C)substitution and distortion.
D)substitution and omission.

Question

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The speech production errors demonstrated in this statement are substitution (wan for ran) and omission (and for into). Therefore, choice D (substitution and omission) is the best answer.

A 7-Year-Old Boy with a Speech Impairment Makes the Following