Question

When a student of Class VI says, 'I cutted the cake yesterday evening', the student :

• A. seems to have a learning disability.
• B. has over generalized the rules of forming past tense.
• C. has a good command over language.
• D. shows memory loss.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. has over generalized the rules of forming past tense.

The correct statement is:
When a student of Class VI says, 'I cutted the cake yesterday evening,' the student has over-generalized the rules of forming past tense.

In English, regular verbs typically form the past tense by adding "-ed" to the base form (e.g., "play" becomes "played"). However, irregular verbs do not follow this pattern. "Cut" is an irregular verb, and its past tense is also "cut," not "cutted."

The student has over-generalized by applying the regular rule ("-ed") to the irregular verb "cut," which led to the incorrect form "cutted."