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J1 Mean length of response

Go gym (2 words)
Go gym please (3 words)
I go gym please (4 words)
I go to the gym please (5 word)

J2 Syntax (word order)

Bouncing ball (2 words)
sometimes in order
Dog is barking (3 words)
sometimes in order
The boy is running (4 words)
sometimes in order
The boy is running (4 words)
usually in order

J3 Articles
“a” occasionally
“a” usually
“an” occasionally
“an” usually
“the” occasionally
“the” usually

J4 Verbs present progressive

Occasionally adds “ing”
Usually adds “ing”

J5 Regular Plurals
Occasionally adds “s”
Usually adds “s”

J6 Verbs irregular past tense

Swam
Ran
Sang
Fell
Slept
Broke
Kept

J7 Contractions
Occasionally uses contract'ns
Usually uses contract'ns

J8 is/am with “ing” verb

Occasionally uses is/am
Usually uses is/am

J9 Verbs regular past tense

Occasionally uses “ed”/”d”
Usually uses “ed”/”d”

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J10 Possessive “s”

Occasionally uses “s”
Usually uses “s”

J11 Negatives
Didn't
Won't
Doesn't
Isn't
Can't
Not
No more
All gone

J12 Locatives
Occasionally uses “here”
Usually uses “here”
Occasionally uses “there”
Usually uses “there”

J13 Future tense

Occasionally uses future tense
Usually uses future tense

J14 Conjunctions
Occasionally uses “and”
Usually uses “and”
Occasionally uses “or”
Usually uses “or”
Occasionally uses “but”
Usually uses “but”
Occasionally uses “not”
Usually uses “not”

J15 Irregular plurals

Occasionally uses plurals
Usually uses plurals

J16 Comparatives
Occasionally uses “er”
Usually uses “er”
Occasionally uses “est”
Usually uses “est”

J17 Demonstratives
Occasionally uses “this”
Usually uses “this”
Occasionally uses “that”
Usually uses “that”
Occasionally uses “these”
Usually uses “these”
Occasionally uses “those”
Usually uses “those”

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J18 Label verbal strength

Occasionally uses “I think”
Usually uses “I think”
Occasionally uses “I guess”
Usually uses “I guess”
Occasionally uses “I know”
Usually uses “I know”
Occasionally uses “I believe”
Usually uses “I believe”

J19 Qualifies verbals

Occasionally uses “all”
Usually uses “all”
Occasionally uses“sometimes”
Usually uses “sometimes”
Occasionally uses “never”
Usually uses “never”
Occasionally uses “some”
Usually uses “some”
Occasionally uses “always”
Usually uses “always”
Occasionally uses “a/the”
Usually uses “a/the”

J20 Label emotional state

Occasionally uses “sorry”
Usually uses “sorry”
Occasionally uses “sad”
Usually uses “sad”
Occasionally uses “happy”
Usually uses “happy”
Occasionally uses “angry”
Usually uses “angry”