Praxis 5362 Practice Question
An advanced-beginner-level EL writes the sentence， "I went to sea a movie." The nonstandard spelling is most likely a result of the learner's current state of interlanguage with regard to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The sentence "I went to sea a movie" reflects a misunderstanding of English orthographic systems, particularly in the use of "sea" instead of "see." This confusion stems from the learner's interlanguage, where they are still mastering the rules of spelling and sound correspondence in English.
Option A, positive transfer, refers to correctly applying knowledge from a native language, which is not the case here. Option C, sequential bilingualism, relates to the order of language acquisition, not spelling errors. Option D, subject-verb agreement, pertains to grammatical structures, irrelevant to this spelling mistake. Thus, option B accurately identifies the source of the error.
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