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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cognition. 2014 May 4;132(2):101–136. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2014.04.002

Table 1.

Example of prime and target pairings for one transitive and one dative item in each priming condition.

Priming condition Same or different verb Prime or target sentence Transitive structures
Main clause Reduced-relative clause
Primed Same Prime The nanny scrubbed the girl who was filthy. The girl scrubbed by the nanny was filthy.
Target The nurse scrubbed the doctor who was prepping for surgery. The doctor scrubbed by the nurse was prepping for surgery.
Different Prime The nanny cleaned the girl who was filthy. The girl cleaned by the nanny was filthy.
Target The nurse scrubbed the doctor who was prepping for surgery. The doctor scrubbed by the nurse was prepping for surgery.
Unprimed Same Prime The girl scrubbed by the nanny was filthy. The nanny scrubbed the girl who was filthy.
Target The nurse scrubbed the doctor who was prepping for surgery. The doctor scrubbed by the nurse was prepping for surgery.
Different Prime The girl cleaned by the nanny was filthy. The nanny cleaned the girl who was filthy.
Target The nurse scrubbed the doctor who was prepping for surgery. The doctor scrubbed by the nurse was prepping for surgery.
Dative structures
Prepositional object Double object
Primed Same Prime The junkyard shipped some damaged cars to the dealer. The junkyard shipped the dealer some damaged cars.
Target The charity shipped some coats to the homeless shelter. The charity shipped the homeless shelter some coats.
Different Prime The junkyard hauled some damaged cars to the dealer. The junkyard hauled the dealer some damaged cars.
Target The charity shipped some coats to the homeless shelter. The charity shipped the homeless shelter some coats.
Unprimed Same Prime The junkyard shipped the dealer some damaged cars. The junkyard shipped some damaged cars to the dealer.
Target The charity shipped some coats to the homeless shelter. The charity shipped the homeless shelter some coats.
Different Prime The junkyard hauled the dealer some damaged cars. The junkyard hauled some damaged cars to the dealer.
Target The charity shipped some coats to the homeless shelter. The charity shipped the homeless shelter some coats.