Language Acquisition Process
A baby learns the meaning of words as _______ are spoken by others and later uses _____ in sentences.
Answer: They/them
Explanation
They is a subject pronoun, and them is an object pronoun.
1) They
They is used to refer to the subject of a clause. In other words, it usually represents the ‘doers’ of the action described by the verb, and usually refers back to two or more people or things that were mentioned earlier:
2) Them
Them is used to refer to the object of a clause. In other words, it usually represents the group of people or things that have ‘experienced’ the action described by the verb, and refers back to two or more people or things that were mentioned earlier:
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