Table 1.

Examples of Each Sentence Type

Sentence Type	Literal	Metaphorical
PM	The rabbits hopped in the yard.	The insults hopped on her tongue.
	The heavy box pressed against his side.	The lawyer pressed for a new trial.
PA	His daughter chuckled at the big glasses.	His eyes chuckled at the cute note.
	The hard candy rattled in the box.	The violent image rattled in her head.
NM	The blow was a single punch.	The editorial was a brass-knuckle punch.
	The injury was a knife stab.	The declined invitation was a stab.
NA	The last sip was a noisy slurp.	The man's gaze was a shameless slurp.
	The sounds was a bitter sob.	Her marriage was a long sob.

Key: PM = Predicate Motion; PA = Predicate Auditory; NM = Nominal Motion; NA = Nominal Auditory