... adjective. "green" Danny is able to take turns in the conversation with his mum showing conversational skills. In almost all of the examples Danny is coherent. He answers the questions his mum asks him with an appropriate answer. In B8, however, his mum asks him an advanced question "What do you think he's putting water on the road for?" Separating the What and For is difficult to understand so he picks out something he can name, "piggy". He may have understood the question but have been unable to answer it because of a lack of lexis. Most of the conversations between Danny and his mum start by a question, mainly from his mother at this stage. She uses "wh" questions such as what, to get a response. In B7 Danny's mum uses a 3-part question. The question is long, complex and vague. "What do you think it's doing if its got brushes on the car?" She uses the ...

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