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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 19.
Published in final edited form as: Mem Cognit. 2008 Mar;36(2):375–391. doi: 10.3758/mc.36.2.375

APPENDIX.

Test Sentences

1. The first question asked/written on the exam was particularly difficult.
2. The revolution started/born in the city spread throughout the country.
3. The salad tossed/mixed for the party looked delicious.
4. The prayers said/spoken in the night offered comfort to the victims.
5. The tooth pulled/removed from his mouth was black with decay.
6. The climb attempted/accomplished in the winter cost several people their lives.
7. The fence jumped/erected before the event was clipped by the horse's hoof.
8. The knee scraped/wounded in the accident was treated with antibiotics.
9. The foot raked/hurt in the garden needed ten stitches.
10. The game watched/promoted on the television was exciting.
11. The bowl dropped/thrown in the kitchen broke into tiny pieces.
12. The ship sailed/sunk in the ocean carried several lifeboats.
13. The merchandise returned/distributed to the store was damaged.
14. The continents fused/linked during the earthquake drifted apart over time.
15. The dart blasted/blown from the tube hit the target.
16. The manuscript scrutinized/altered at the institute was thought to be a forgery.
17. The vase smashed/broken during the earthquake was irreplaceable.
18. The verses shouted/sung from the pulpit moved the congregation to tears.
19. The question answered/assigned in the class appeared on the final exam.
20. The details recalled/mistaken in the interview were carefully recorded.
21. The water poured/purified through the filter was clear and fresh.
22. The money flashed/invested in the casino earned the executive lavish privileges.
23. The park visited/illuminated in the evening was always crowded.
24. The pants ripped/torn in the game were ruined beyond repair.
25. The gift opened/given at the party was a lovely scarf.
26. The cheese smoked/aged in the cellar tasted wonderful.
27. The button yanked/detached from the shirt left a hole in the fabric.
28. The chemicals supervised/isolated in the warehouse were quite dangerous.
29. The meat savored/consumed in the jungle was the last of the explorer's supplies.
30. The crate moved/loaded in the attic was very heavy.
31. The skull cursed/shrunken in the ritual was used to ward off evil spirits.
32. The data pondered/calculated in the laboratory was inconclusive.
33. The metal struck/molded with the mallet was bent into the proper shape.
34. The seasonings sprinkled/shaken on the turkey complimented its natural flavors.
35. The car raced/driven down the freeway was chased by the highway patrol.
36. The money handed/transferred to the robbers was counterfeit.
37. The torture inflicted/administered at the jail was documented in the lawsuit.
38. The offer declined/related in the meeting was insufficient to cover the victim's losses.
39. The insult excused/forgiven during the argument was still not forgotten.
40. The cleansers kept/organized in the cabinet were poisonous.
41. The vows improvised/sworn at the wedding left tears in everyone's eyes.
42. The chocolate licked/eaten in the sun dripped down the child's arm.
43. The vehicle dumped/deserted in the alley had been stripped of its valuable parts.
44. The convertible waxed/viewed at the showroom sparkled in the afternoon sun.
45. The milk spilled/processed at the plant was contaminated.
46. The portraits hung/honored in the museum were painted by an unknown artist.
47. The ransom demanded/financed after the kidnapping was paid in unmarked bills.
48. The words remembered/forgotten from the list were analyzed by the experimenter.
49. The prize claimed/chosen for the winner was an autographed football jersey.
50. The fabric stretched/woven for the blanket was soft and warm.
51. The boat gouged/stricken in the storm sank two miles from shore.
52. The city won/governed during the war obeyed a strict curfew.
53. The claim affirmed/justified during the trial resulted in a settlement offer.
54. The profit declared/determined at the session was grossly overstated.
55. The confession admitted/obtained in the interview was thrown out of court.
56. The mission chanced/undertaken in the spring yielded better than expected results.
57. The arrow pointed/oriented to the north told the hiker that he was not lost.
58. The wine tasted/experienced at the party was chosen carefully to complement the food.
59. The eggs cracked/beaten for the omelet were gathered earlier that morning.
60. The colors brushed/drawn on the canvas formed a beautiful stained glass effect.
61. The script sought/adapted for the movie was written by a well-known author.
62. The gown wanted/sewn for the ball had lace on the sleeves.
63. The building realized/rendered on the drawings would be beautiful when it was finished.
64. The flowers clipped/grown in the garden were used to decorate the table.
65. The clothing stiffened/frozen from the snow hung by the fire to dry.
66. The flour sifted/molded into the dough was measured carefully.
67. The information scanned/retrieved from the document was entered into the database.
68. The arm grabbed/injured during the wrestling match was black and blue.
69. The amount owed/taxed for the year was written on the invoice.
70. The protest provoked/muffled at the meeting resulted in a strike by the union.
71. The car thrust/accelerated into fourth gear stalled on the uphill slope.
72. The message preached/hidden in the passage was that good and evil are always at war.
73. The story believed/translated at the university was distributed over the Internet.
74. The piano wheeled/located on the stage was shipped from Europe.
75. The cheer cried/executed from the stands was heard throughout the stadium.
76. The problems envisioned/foreseen in the report can be avoided only if action is taken immediately.
77. The event entered/swum at the competition drew large crowds.
78. The relic snatched/stolen at the site was a priceless piece of history.
79. The items searched/limited at the border were all agricultural products.
80. The ball bounced/balanced on the racket was bright orange.
81. The tent wet/stored after the storm smelled musty and stale.
82. The water dripped/absorbed into the dough made it easier to knead.
83. The guns surrendered/taken during the arrest had been illegally obtained.
84. The shoes felt/seen under the bed were covered with dust.
85. The fixture snapped/screwed into the base was made of lightweight aluminum.
86. The cheek caressed/swollen after the injury was bruised and sore.
87. The glider plunged/flown from the building hit the ground before our eyes.
88. The books despised/forbidden at the church were burned in a special ceremony.
89. The jewels gathered/shown at the museum had belonged to an Egyptian pharaoh.
90. The report weighed/analyzed at the meeting influenced the board's decision.
91. The dispute decided/exposed at the trial cost both companies thousands of dollars.
92. The beverage liked/tested at the fair won first prize in its category.
93. The confirmation upheld/begun in the Senate was broadcast on cable news channels.
94. The traffic slowed/concentrated behind the accident stretched for miles.
95. The friendship betrayed/upset during the argument would be difficult to repair.
96. The message ended/omitted at the tone was from a solicitor.
97. The chairs straightened/seated at the table were covered in velvet.
98. The motion disregarded/sustained at the trial served as the basis for the prisoner's appeal.
99. The logic explained/constructed during the lecture was quite complicated.
100. The totals figured/based on erroneous data cost the company millions of dollars.
101. The seminar concluded/scheduled in the afternoon provided information about new cancer treatments.
102. The glass hurled/flung across the table was empty.
103. The examination failed/completed at the school would influence future funding.
104. The quotation lifted/gotten from the article was included to bolster his argument.
105. The vehicle possessed/manned at the airbase was both fast and reliable.
106. The watch wound/worn in the shower stopped working.
107. The colors scrambled/integrated on the canvas created an unusual visual effect.
108. The trap gripped/sprung from the bottom was guaranteed to capture the snake.
109. The dissension sensed/illustrated at the meeting contributed to the company's low morale.
110. The decorating enjoyed/done at the event required hours of planning and work.
111. The procedure refused/rejected in the hospital was very dangerous.
112. The books counted/valued at the library were donated by a wealthy patron.
113. The apples shifted/fallen from the basket rolled across the floor.
114. The island reached/arisen over the sea was formed in an earthquake.
115. The attitude inferred/deduced from the article was that diplomacy would be more successful than military force.
116. The drugs managed/dispensed at the clinic kept his addiction under control.
117. The concerns confided/acknowledged during the session were surprisingly easy to resolve.
118. The apple chewed/bitten during the break had a worm in it.
119. The motion appealed/denied at the trial was important to the defendant's case.
120. The rock clamped/concealed in his fist was shiny and smooth.

Note—Verbs appear in the order past-tense biased/past-participle biased.