Question 2 on the ENGA1 paper is your 10 mark data question, so here's an example with some extracts taken from Jean Aitchison's The Articulate Mammal.
Your job is to comment linguistically on 5 features of the child language below. All we need is an example and an accurate description (with a linguistic label) of what you've identified. If you add answers as comments, I'll give you a mark out of 10. If you're one of my students, the best answer will win an exciting prize from the Happy World of Haribo.
Child Aged 2
I singing
Blue shoes
He is asleep
He is a doctor
Child Aged 3
He wants an apple
I helped mummy
I am singing
He's a doctor
I'm singing
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