Verb Type . | Prime Type . | Prime Sentence . | Target Picture . |
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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 Type . | Prime Type . | Prime Sentence . | Target 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)