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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cognition. 2009 Nov 25;114(2):151–164. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2009.08.017
1) CB Although many of Eleanor's students play the violin, she also has (some students who play/one student who plays/one student who plays) the …
2) P After getting off the phone with Carol, a jumble of wonderful possibilities (was already/had already started/were already) racing through Eleanor's …
3) F Eleanor's students were going to meet for class …
4) T1 Every year, a series of concerts …
4) T2 The schedule in the envelopes on the students' seats …
5) CB (Some local papers were/A local paper was/A local paper was) going to do a story on…
6) P A caravan of buses (was waiting/waited/were waiting) to turn …
7) F The people at the ticket window were…
8) T1 The class of children …
8) T2 The pencil in the gift bags for the organizers …
9) CB During the long bus ride to the music festival, the (singers were/singers were/bus driver was) …
10) P A fleet of limousines (was/had been/were) parked outside the …
11) F A parent accompanying the students on the field trip was …
12) T1 Near the gate a bunch of police officers …
12) T2 The address on the programs at the ticket windows …
13) CB (Volunteers were/Volunteers were/A volunteer was) helping the concert-goers to …
14) P A wide variety of snacks (was available for purchase/could be purchased/were available for purchase) at the …
15) F A local radio station was …
16) T1 The audience in the crowded stands …
16) T2 The design on the banners above the speakers …
17) CB Because (tickets for the concert were/tickets for the concert were/admission to the concert was) quite expensive, the students' seats …
18) P A cluster of reporters (was gathering/had gathered/were gathering) at the entrance to the …
19) F Apparently LaBelle was about to …
20) T1 The mob of spectators …
20) T2 The stamp on the tickets to the VIP boxes …
21) CB (Eleanor and Carol were/Eleanor was/Eleanor was) surprised that the orchestra …
22) P A panel of music experts (was going to/would/were going to) be giving an award for the best …
23) F After Hector Rodriguez performed in the workshop, Carol's choral students were …
24) T1 Above the stage, a flock of birds …
24) T2 The label on the box lunches for the judges …
25) CB (Some opera singers who Carol had known in college/An opera singer who Carol had known in college was/An opera singer who Carol had known in college was) sitting …
26) P Carol's entourage of budding virtuosos (was impatient/couldn't wait/were impatient) for …
27) F All afternoon dark clouds were passing overhead, but fortunately …
28) T1 The row of violinists …
28) T2 The logo on the backs of the chairs …
29) CB The (organizers of the concert were/organizers of the concert were/organizer of the concert was) happy that …
30) P A collection of autographed pictures (was/had been/were) displayed near the …
31) F The music that was performed during the workshop …
32) T1 For the final act, a whole family of trumpet players …
32) T2 The warning on the signs by the emergency exits …
33) F At the end of the day, Carol and Eleanor …