Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0966 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Complex Grammar
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The idea
Complex grammar arrives in middle childhood, including the passive voice and conditional sentences such as "if it rains, we'll stay in."
In practice
Northern East Cree children, whose language uses the passive often, using it much earlier than English-speaking children.
Where people slip
Grammar timing reflects the language a child hears: English speakers master the passive late.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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