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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurolinguistics. 2020 Feb 7;54:100885. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2019.100885
List of filler sentences.
Comprehension questions were presented with two answer choices in parenthesis, with the correct answer boldfaced.

1. Two of the five dining halls on campus open early in the morning.
  Do all the dining halls open early in the morning? (yes, no)
2. Liam asked for chocolate chip cookies after finishing the bowl of broccoli.
  What does Liam want? (broccolis, cookies)
3. Charlotte named her baby after the main character from her favorite novel.
  What was the baby named after? (movie, novel)
4. Noah had to take three statistics classes to meet the requirement.
  What class was required? (calculus, statistics)
5. Oliver planted tomato seeds and hoped they would sprout soon.
  What did Oliver plant? (tomato, potato)
6. Ben purchased the tickets for the popular movie that has been playing for few days.
  What were the tickets for? (movie, musical)
7. Dorothy lost her shiny shoes when she visited the park last weekend.
  Where Dorothy’s shoes shiny? (yes, no)
8. The authors were late to the book signing event last night.
  Were the authors on time? (yes, no)
9. That was the fifth taza of tea that we drank while working on our assignments.
  What were we drinking? (tea, coffee)
10. Sophia and Olivia decided to skip school to go to the beach on lunes.
  Did the girls skip the school on Monday? (yes, no)
11. Our cat seemed to be confused when she met the pequeño puppy for the first time.
  Was the cat happy to meet the puppy? (yes, no)
12. Chloe almost fainted when she continuously worked out for three hours at the gimnasio.
  How many hours did Chloe work out? (three, four)
13. Leo was proud that he successfully finished his first maratón.
  Does Leo frequently run a marathon? (yes, no)
14. Isaac watched the meteor shower with the new telescopio he bought yesterday.
  Does Issac like the meteor shower? (yes, no)
15. Ruby visited Europe for the first time when her tía moved to Rome.
  Who moved to Rome? (the aunt, Ruby)
16. The coach yelled at his equipo after the first quarter was over.
  Was the coach happy with the team? (yes, no)
17. The little cat fell asleep on the sofá in front of the heater.
18. The store had to close the parking lot for ten días for renovation.
19. Due to the snow Bob fell from his bicicleta and missed the practice.
20. The blue ball rolled down the beach and fell in the agua.
21. Joe was playing with her kite when she stepped on a jelly fish.
22. When the power went out Jacob lost all the unsaved work on his computatora.
23. Jennifer ate oatmeal for breakfast and a sandwich for almuerzo yesterday.
24. Tomorrow the Red Sox will play the Yankees for the second time this año.
25. Our team humiliated our rivals in the semi–finales of last tournament.
26. Lilly goes to the shelter to walk the dogs during her lunch break every day.
27. When the butter is melted, add the flour and sugar and mix well.
28. The red flowers became more colorful after Peter watered them last night.
29. Tom was doing the dishes when the pizza delivery guy knocked on the door.
30. The police officer is chasing a barking dog in the park near the fountain.
31. After completing his homework Eric went to his room to play on his Xbox.
32. Sonia regretted cheating on her exam and emailed her instructor.
33. The red dice seemed slightly larger than the blue dados.
34. The plastic basket was just large enough for the gato to sleep in.
35. The swan is swimming between the canas with her offspring.
36. Anton forgot to lock his door when he left the casa.
37. The small caja lay on the street for three weeks before the mailman picked it up.
38. Laura made a trap for annoying fruit flies with leftover cerveza.
39. Joshua had potatoes and chicken as cena for the last three days.
40. My mom can make the most delicious pie with limones from the lemon tree in the backyard.
41. The brave little girl did not cry when the dentista pulled her tooth.
42. Some of the math problems only made sense to only few of the estudiantes in the class.
43. The youngest paloma escaped through the open window.
44. Michelle bought a pound of almendras from the grocery store.
45. The fire fighter rescued the scared kitty from the tall árbol.
46. Adam was so low on dining dólares that he had to live off of junk food for days.
47. Cody sold his old laptop for a high precio to a naïve freshman boy.
48. The pirate with a wooden leg found a botella with a letter in it.
49. The cowboy and the sheriff returned the stolen horse.
50. Graham saw his baby sister falling into the swimming pool and saved her just in time.
51. A handsome stranger gave the old lady a large bouquet of yellow flowers.
52. Lillian was happy that her sister loved the birthday gift.
53. Josephine cut the onions to make the onion rings for the potluck party.
54. Isabelle read the last book of the trilogy in a day.
55. Kathy and Phil are meeting at the renovated mall for their first date.
56. The farmer taught his oldest son how to milk a cow.
57. Many visitors went to the zoo to see the newborn twin tigers.
58. The new television show with the attractive actor is popular among teenage girls.
59. It was so warm outside that Dave was happy to get a free ice cream at the swimming pool.
60. The tennis player won the tournament for the third time in a row.
61. The woman bought new designer shoes and a dress for the job talk.
62. Victoria bought her mother a present for Christmas.
63. William is showing off his new car to his friends.
64. The chef cut the beef with the sharpest knife in the kitchen.