Question

drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. match different theories of language acquisition and development. imitation theory, active construction of grammar theory, reinforcement theory. it states that children are born with an innate ability to understand and learn languages. it refers to childrens ability to pick up a language from their environment by mimicking adults. it refers to reinforcement as a method of language acquisition.

Explanation:

Imitation theory focuses on learning through mimicking adults. Reinforcement theory centers on using reinforcement for acquisition. Active construction of grammar theory posits innate language learning abilities.

Answer:

"it states that children are born with an innate ability to understand and learn languages." → active construction of grammar theory
"it refers to children’s ability to pick up a language from their environment by mimicking adults." → imitation theory
"it refers to reinforcement as a method of language acquisition." → reinforcement theory