Table 1. Complete set of stimuli for one of the four counterbalance lists.
Verb TypePrime TypePrime SentenceTarget Picture
ET Passive a girl is being ignored by a bear tiger shaking doctor 
ET Passive a doctor is being remembered by a rabbit elephant washing robber 
ET Passive a fairy is being seen by a horse lion scratching nurse 
ET Passive a fireman is being loved by a lion cow licking king 
ET Passive a queen is being heard by a cow pig pushing witch 
ET Passive a boy is being liked by a pig bear pinching soldier 
TE Active a cat is frightening a witch rabbit hugging girl 
TE Active a dog is surprising a robber frog tickling fairy 
TE Active a tiger is scaring a soldier horse kicking clown 
TE Active a frog is shocking a king cat chasing boy 
TE Active an elephant is annoying a clown sheep kissing queen 
TE Active a sheep is upsetting a nurse dog punching fireman 
TE Passive a king is being frightened by a dog elephant shaking witch 
TE Passive a fireman is being surprised by a horse bear washing clown 
TE Passive a witch is being scared by a bear tiger scratching king 
TE Passive a clown is being shocked by a cat pig licking fairy 
TE Passive a boy is being annoyed by a frog dog pushing girl 
TE Passive a queen is being upset by an elephant cat pinching nurse 
ET Active a rabbit is ignoring a soldier sheep hugging boy 
ET Active a tiger is remembering a nurse rabbit tickling queen 
ET Active a lion is seeing a doctor cow kicking fireman 
ET Active a sheep is loving a girl horse chasing soldier 
ET Active a pig is hearing a robber frog kissing doctor 
ET Active a cow is liking a fairy lion punching robber 
NA Snap a bear is picking-up a king bear picking-up king 
NA Snap a rabbit is feeding a witch rabbit feeding witch 
NA Snap a cat is poking a queen cat poking queen 
NA Snap a dog is dropping a fairy dog dropping fairy 
NA Snap a girl is being picked-up by an elephant elephant picking-up girl 
NA Snap a boy is being fed by a lion lion feeding boy 
NA Snap a clown is being poked by a frog frog poking clown 
NA Snap a robber is being dropped by a tiger tiger dropping robber 
Verb TypePrime TypePrime SentenceTarget Picture
ET Passive a girl is being ignored by a bear tiger shaking doctor 
ET Passive a doctor is being remembered by a rabbit elephant washing robber 
ET Passive a fairy is being seen by a horse lion scratching nurse 
ET Passive a fireman is being loved by a lion cow licking king 
ET Passive a queen is being heard by a cow pig pushing witch 
ET Passive a boy is being liked by a pig bear pinching soldier 
TE Active a cat is frightening a witch rabbit hugging girl 
TE Active a dog is surprising a robber frog tickling fairy 
TE Active a tiger is scaring a soldier horse kicking clown 
TE Active a frog is shocking a king cat chasing boy 
TE Active an elephant is annoying a clown sheep kissing queen 
TE Active a sheep is upsetting a nurse dog punching fireman 
TE Passive a king is being frightened by a dog elephant shaking witch 
TE Passive a fireman is being surprised by a horse bear washing clown 
TE Passive a witch is being scared by a bear tiger scratching king 
TE Passive a clown is being shocked by a cat pig licking fairy 
TE Passive a boy is being annoyed by a frog dog pushing girl 
TE Passive a queen is being upset by an elephant cat pinching nurse 
ET Active a rabbit is ignoring a soldier sheep hugging boy 
ET Active a tiger is remembering a nurse rabbit tickling queen 
ET Active a lion is seeing a doctor cow kicking fireman 
ET Active a sheep is loving a girl horse chasing soldier 
ET Active a pig is hearing a robber frog kissing doctor 
ET Active a cow is liking a fairy lion punching robber 
NA Snap a bear is picking-up a king bear picking-up king 
NA Snap a rabbit is feeding a witch rabbit feeding witch 
NA Snap a cat is poking a queen cat poking queen 
NA Snap a dog is dropping a fairy dog dropping fairy 
NA Snap a girl is being picked-up by an elephant elephant picking-up girl 
NA Snap a boy is being fed by a lion lion feeding boy 
NA Snap a clown is being poked by a frog frog poking clown 
NA Snap a robber is being dropped by a tiger tiger dropping robber 

Participants hear an audio recording of the Prime Sentence (accompanied by a matching picture) and are then presented with the accompanying Target Picture, which they then describe verbally (with their audio recorded), usually producing either an active (e.g., A tiger is shaking a doctor) or a passive (e.g., A doctor is being shaken by a tiger)

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