Months 19-24

Speaks more than 50 different single words, spontaneously (21 months) ⁴¹

Often says “no” ⁴¹

Requests wanted items with words^{41, 26}

Attempts to tell stories using words and jargon⁴¹

Inquires, “What’s that?” ⁴¹

Recognizes and names familiar objects or pictures⁴¹

Comprehends complex sentences and action words⁴¹

Understands in and on⁴¹

Puts two words together (mostly verbs and nouns) ⁴¹

Understand few pronouns (e.g., my, mine, you, me) ⁴¹

Answers questions with what⁴¹