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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lang Cogn Process. 2010 Dec 1;25(10):1354–1379. doi: 10.1080/01690960903488375
Sample Movies Event Type Target Sentences
intransitive/transitive
Manner Match Result Match
A girl uses a rake
to push a ball
into a net
Non-Causal
(Directed
Motion)
The girl zibbed/zibbed
the net
A girl uses a
rake to push a
ball around a net
A girl kicks a
ball into the net
A girl crawls to a
pinwheel
Non-Causal
(Directed
Motion)
The girl ricked/ricked
the pinwheel
A girl crawls
away from the
pinwheel
A girl crab-walks
to a pinwheel
A girl uses a
roller to cover a
box with paint
Causal
(Change of
State)
The girl motted/motted
the box
A girl uses the
roller on the
box, but with no
paint
A girl spray-
paints the box,
covering it with
paint
A girl blows up a
balloon
Causal
(Creation)
The girl kaded/kaded
the balloon
A girl blows at a
full balloon,
deflating it
A girl uses a
small pump to
inflate a balloon