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Conjunctions are words used to connect phrases and clauses. Between 25 and 40 months, children begin to use the conjunctions and and because (Owens, 2001) to join phrases and clauses. And is the most frequently used conjunctive form for children in the three- to five-year age range.
Toddlers begin to use the present progressive verb tense before they are two years old. While some children may have achieved mastery of this morpheme by 24 months, the age range of mastery of the present progressive-ing verb tense is between 19 and 28 months.