After Three

Question 1

Grammar

Answer 1

Structure of utterances becoming more varied. Subordination increasingly common. Irregular past tense forms still over generalised. Appropriate patterns reached by 4. Third person singular inflection ‘s’ becomes more standardised. Question words. More negatives. Auxiliaries still missed.

Question 2

From 3 years

Answer 2

Telegraphic speech is replaced by more fluent, sophisticated language use, vocabulary expands and diversifies.