Table 2.

Description of visual scenes shown during the test phase of each trial.

Novel verb	Test phase	Participants	Causative action	Synchronous action
Biff	1	Two girls	One girl pulling the other by the arms until bent in half at the waist	Both girls bending at the knees, simultaneously
	2	Two (different) girls
Fez	1	Girl and large green ball	Girl bouncing ball up and down, slowly	Girl, seated, and ball rocking side to side
	2	(Different) girl and large yellow ball
Lorp	1	Man and white box with lid	Person opening box and peering inside	Person and box simultaneously slipping off of chair and onto floor
	2	Girl and green box with lid
Moop	1	One boy and one girl	One person turning the other around in a circle	Both people waving their hands in a circular motion
	2	Two girls