Table 5.
Mean percentages correct (and standard deviations) on the finite probes as a function of Exposure Condition, Sentence Frame, Familiarity of Verb, and Participant Group. Correct responses required use of the third person singular –s inflection on the verb.
| Finite Exposure | Nonfinite Exposure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Familiar | Novel | Familiar | Novel | ||
| Group | Frame | Verbs | Verbs | Verbs | Verbs |
| DOES | 72.00 | 77.47 | 49.40 | 43.13 | |
| (27.45) | (27.39) | (37.65) | (30.27) | ||
| SLI | |||||
| LET’S | 62.20 | 70.73 | 51.27 | 47.00 | |
| (27.32) | (31.73) | (31.70) | (35.26) | ||
| DOES | 76.40 | 81.20 | 70.53 | 56.27 | |
| (27.83) | (19.79) | (25.37) | (35.79) | ||
| TD | |||||
| LET’S | 67.47 | 75.13 | 48.13 | 42.60 | |
| (32.77) | (30.21) | (42.15) | (39.62) | ||