TABLE A1.
Sentence materials used in the study as the experimental control and target. The sentences were presented in randomized order.
| Experimental control – Subject relative | Experimental Target – Object relative |
| The cowboy that captures the Indian has blue pants. | The cowboy that the Indian captures has blue pants. |
| The man that grabs the boy has brown hair. | The man that the boy grabs has brown hair. |
| The soldier that examines the boy has black hair. | The soldier that the boy examines has black hair. |
| The teacher that instructs the boy has a blue shirt. | The teacher that the boy instructs has a blue shirt. |
| The soldier that questions the doctor has blonde hair. | The soldier that the doctor questions has blonde hair. |
| The man that pushes the boy has a red shirt. | The man that the boy pushes has a red shirt. |
| The man that records the woman has brown hair. | The man that the woman records has brown hair. |
| The doctor that accuses the patient has black hair. | The doctor that the patient accuses has black hair. |
| The boy that chases the girl has a green shirt. | The boy that the girl chases has a green shirt. |
| The boy that hugs the woman has a green shirt. | The boy that the woman hugs has a green shirt. |
| The child that kisses the woman has blonde hair. | The child that the woman kisses has blonde hair. |
| The boy that hits the man has a red shirt. | The boy that the man hits has a red shirt. |
| The boy that bites the girl has a yellow shirt. | The boy that the girl bites has a yellow shirt. |
| The girl that caresses the nurse has blonde hair. | The girl that the nurse caresses has blonde hair. |
| The woman that visits the man has blonde hair. | The woman that the man visits has blonde hair. |
| The girl that applauds the teacher has a red skirt. | The girl that the teacher applauds has a red skirt. |
| The man that punches the policeman has black hair. | The man that the policeman punches has black hair. |
| The girl that pinches the boy has brown hair. | The girl that the boy pinches has brown hair. |