Table 6.

Errors in sentence production.

Error type	Target sentence	Child response
Incomplete sentence	youdiyuan ti-le jingcha. Mailman kick-PFV policeman “The mailman kicked the policeman.”	youdiyuan jingcha. Mailman policeman “Mailman, policeman.”
Correct form but wrong meaning	xiaoyang bei xiongmao bang-zhe. Sheep BEI panda tie-PROG “The sheep is tied by the panda.”	xiongmao bei yang bang-zhe. Panda BEI sheep tie-PROG “The panda is tied by the sheep.”
Wrong form but correct meaning	xiaoyang bei xiongmao bang-zhe. Sheep BEI panda tie-PROG “The sheep is tied by the panda.”	xiongmao bang-zhe xiaoyang. Panda tie-PROG sheep “The panda is tying the sheep.”
Wrong form and wrong meaning	baobao ba baba tian-le. baby BA dad lick-PFV “The baby licked dad.”	baobao bei baba tian-le. baby BEI dad lick-PFV “The baby was licked by the dad.”
Other	youdiyuan ti-le jingcha. Mailman kick-PFV policeman “The mailman kicked the policeman.”	you’eryuan. Preschool “Preschool.”