Table 3.
Factor Structure of the OSEL Syntax Items
| Factor Loadings | |
|---|---|
| EFA | |
| Articles | 0.83 |
| Regular Plurals | 0.75 |
| Irregular Plurals | 0.52 |
| Regular Past Verbs | 0.79 |
| Irregular Past Verbs | 0.9 |
| Progressive Tense Verbs | 0.72 |
| Future Tense Verbs | 0.9 |
| Copula Verbs | 0.82 |
| Modal Auxiliary Verbs | 0.87 |
| Infinitive Phrases | 0.85 |
| Negation | 0.85 |
| Prepositions | 0.66 |
| Longest Sentence (number of words) | 0.95 |
| Subjective Pronouns | 0.89 |
| Objective Pronouns | 0.77 |
| Possessive Pronouns | 0.76 |
| Subordination | 0.9 |
| Coordination | 0.93 |
| Adjectives | 0.78 |
| Nouns | 0.8 |
| Verbs | 0.94 |
| Responses to WH- questions | 0.55 |
| Responses to Y/N questions | 0.67 |
| Questions | 0.66 |
|
| |
| CFI | |
| 0.99 | |
|
| |
| RMSEA | |
| 0.057 | |
Note. EFA Exploratory Factor Analysis, CFI Comparative Fit Index, RMSEA Root Mean Square Error Approximation.