Table 2.

Examples of sentences used in the sentence comprehension task

Type of sentence	Example
Control 1, short	The wild and tormented kid kicked the adventurous dog
Control 1, long	The interesting and funny woman in the room watched the humorous puppy
Control 2, short	The octopus was jolly and it trailed the seahorse
Control 2, long	The child with a smile was kind and she observed the kitten
Cleft, subject-relative, short	It was the caring dog that licked the cat
Cleft, subject-relative, long	It was the sneaky mouse with big ears that trailed the snake
Cleft, object-relative, short	It was the excited boy that the girl watched
Cleft, object-relative, long	It was the unpredictable man with good intentions that the woman poked
Centre-embedded, subject-relative, short	The fox that followed the domesticated cat was fierce
Centre-embedded, subject-relative, long	The boy with bad behaviour that pushed the tremendous lady was rude
Centre-embedded, object-relative, short	The woman that the smart man poked was athletic
Centre-embedded, object-relative, long	The kid in the kitchen that the calm mouse followed was fast