Table 1.

Example of the stimulus sets used in the experiment. Each participant saw one RR target, preceded by either an RR prime or an MC prime. Across participants, RR sentences could occur as either a prime or a target (dotted arrows). The ERPs were time-locked to the presentation of the verb (in italics) or the noun in postverbal phrase (underlined).

RR Prime	MC Prime	(RR) Target
The speaker proposed by the group would work perfectly for the program.	The speaker proposed the solution to the group at the space program.	The manager proposed by the directors was a bitter old man.
The manager proposed by the directors was a bitter old man.	The manager proposed the changes to the bitter old man.	The speaker proposed by the group would work perfectly for the program.