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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Mem Lang. 2006 Aug;55(2):232–246. doi: 10.1016/j.jml.2006.02.005
(9) a. None of the astronomers saw the comet, /but John did. (Available verb phrase)
b. Seeing the comet was nearly impossible, /but John did. (Embedded verb phrase)
c. The comet was nearly impossible to see, /but John did. (Verb phrase with trace)
d. The comet was nearly unseeable, /but John did. (Negative adjective)