Which notion describes how accurately grammatical forms are used in learner language, for example preferring plural 's' over possessive 's'?

• A. Accuracy order
• B. Grammatical precision
• C. Semantic accuracy
• D. Phonological accuracy

Answer: (A)

The notion being tested is how accurately grammatical forms are used in learner language. The example—preferring plural in 's' over possessive 's'—highlights a morphological choice that reflects accuracy rather than meaning or sound. The term accuracy order fits this focus because it describes how learners’ grammatical accuracy develops in a recognizable sequence as they acquire forms. It’s about correctness of form in usage, not about what the sentence means (semantic accuracy) or how it sounds (phonological accuracy). Grammatical precision is related, but the phrasing here points to accuracy order as the way we describe the pattern of accuracy in learner grammar.