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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 23.
Published in final edited form as: Aphasiology. 2010 Jul 12;24(12):1576–1592. doi: 10.1080/02687031003714442

Appendix A.

List of prime sentences (A = Active; P = Passive)

Trial No. Prime type Prime sentence

1 A The brother is tickling the sister.
2 P The mouse is kicked by the turtle.
3 P The boy is saved by the hunter.
4 A The student is painting the teacher.
5 P The chicken is followed by the bird.
6 A The boss is biting the worker.
7 A The golfer is lifting the lady.
8 P The boy is covered by the girl.
9 P The girl is dragged by the boy.
10 P The patient is examined by the doctor.
11 A The bear is squirting the ape.
12 P The writer is grabbed by the scholar.
13 P The fairy is buried by the witch.
14 A The sheep is watching the goat.
15 P The driver is poked by the boy.
16 A The boy is kissing the girl.
17 P The puppy is licked by the kitten.
18 P The woman is carried by the man.
19 A The dancer is greeting the artist.
20 A The man is hugging the woman.
21 P The lady is crowned by the man.
22 A The artist is touching the musician.
23 P The taxi is towed by the car.
24 A The uncle is serving the aunt.
25 A The coach is patting the player.
26 P The thief is arrested by the officer.
27 P The girl is punched by the boy.
28 A The son is squeezing the mother.
29 A The man is tripping the woman.
30 A The fox is leading the wolf.
31 P The lawyer is pinched by the judge.
32 A The woman is scolding the man.
33 P The monster is pulled by the angel.
34 P The lamb is killed by the wolf.
35 A The doctor is calling the nurse.
36 P The servant is shoved by the guest.
37 A The minister is hitting the bride.
38 A The banker is chasing the client.
39 P The boy is stabbed by the friend.
40 A The father is weighing the mother.