Which example illustrates language use to express thoughts about using a tool?

• A. Responds We used the big, red umbrella so we both could get under it
• B. Dictates a simple story with few connections between characters and events
• C. When making pancakes, say Here is the beater. Let me beat the egg with it
• D. Says Bed no go

Answer: (C)

Expressing thoughts about using a tool means naming the tool and describing the action you intend to perform with it. In this example, saying “Here is the beater. Let me beat the egg with it” explicitly references the tool and the action to be done with it, showing planning and communication about how to use the tool to accomplish a task. The other scenarios don’t involve planning or describing a tool-assisted action: they describe an object or tell a simple story or express a refusal, none of which centers on using a tool.