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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 19.
Published in final edited form as: First Lang. 2010 Dec 20;31(1):10.1177/0142723710380528. doi: 10.1177/0142723710380528
Verbs Occurrences in CHILDES Types Most frequent Three most frequent
blow 125.00 0.04 0.72 0.88
bring 118.00 0.10 0.47 0.74
build 129.00 0.09 0.43 0.86
catch 119.00 0.10 0.50 0.82
close 258.00 0.01 0.65 1.00
draw 245.00 0.06 0.83 0.93
drink 140.00 0.05 0.69 0.95
eat 279.00 0.03 0.41 0.82
find 102.00 0.21 0.15 0.46
get 348.00 0.03 0.62 0.91
give 200.00 0.06 0.57 0.85
have 443.00 0.03 0.51 0.84
hear 130.00 0.12 0.42 0.76
hit 115.00 0.08 0.49 0.89
hold 116.00 0.05 0.81 0.97
like 200.00 0.07 0.50 0.76
make 375.00 0.03 0.46 0.74
open 315.00 0.01 1.00 1.00
play 376.00 0.01 0.66 0.97
push 133.00 0.05 0.83 0.98
put 560.00 0.02 0.53 0.87
read 691.00 0.00 0.91 1.00
ride 184.00 0.05 0.70 0.88
see 336.00 0.04 0.42 0.74
show 148.00 0.10 0.32 0.58
sing 214.00 0.03 0.96 0.98
take 303.00 0.02 0.65 0.96
think 121.00 0.14 0.30 0.61
throw 222.00 0.11 0.64 0.81
wash 240.00 0.02 0.86 0.98
watch 140.00 0.07 0.61 0.92
write 189.00 0.03 0.64 0.97