Table 7.

Sentences Used in Experiments 8–11

Experiment and sentence source	Head noun	Examples of sentences
Experiments 8, 9: Trueswell et al. (1994)	Animate	The speaker proposed by the group would work perfectly for the program.
	Inanimate	The solution proposed by the group would work perfectly for the program.
Experiment 8: The corpus	Animate	The special prosecutor requested by Edwin Meese will probably not be provided by the Justice Department until early next week.
	Inanimate	The special ruling requested by Edwin Meese will probably not be provided by the Justice Department until early next week.
Experiment 9: The corpus	Animate	When the fairies sent by the good witch flew in to break the evil spell, the children’s singing and dancing began.
	Inanimate	When the snowflakes sent by the good witch flew in to break the evil spell, the children’s singing and dancing began.
Experiment 10: MacDonald (1994)	Animate	The spy concealed in the passageway was discovered by the maid.
	Inanimate	The microfilm concealed in the passageway was discovered by the maid.
Experiment 11: McRae et al. (1998)	Animate, typical agent	The postman carried by the paramedics was having trouble breathing.
	Animate, typical patient	The newborn carried by the paramedics was having trouble breathing.