Table 3. Text of the Phrase Test sentences, each of which has two versions, where a phrase boundary occurs either earlier or later in the sentence.

#	Closure	Start	Finish
1	Early	After Jane dusts, the dining table	is clean
1	Late	After Jane dusts the dining table,	it’s clean
2	Early	After John runs, the race	is over
2	Late	After John runs the race,	it’s over
5	Early	Because Mike phoned, his mother	was relieved
5	Late	Because Mike phoned his mother,	she was relieved
7	Early	Because Sarah answered, the teacher	was proud
7	Late	Because Sarah answered the teacher,	she was proud
8	Early	Because Tara cleaned, the house	was spotless
8	Late	Because Tara cleaned the house,	it was spotless
9	Early	Because George forgot, the party	had started
9	Late	Because George forgot the party,	he was sad
10	Early	Because Mike paid, the bill	was smaller
10	Late	Because Mike paid the bill,	it was smaller
13	Early	If Charles is baby-sitting, the children	are happy
13	Late	If Charles is baby-sitting the children,	they’re happy
14	Early	If George is programming, the computer	is busy
14	Late	If George is programming the computer,	it’s busy
15	Early	If Ian doesn’t notice, Beth	is fine
15	Late	If Ian doesn’t notice Beth,	it’s fine
16	Early	If Joe starts, the meeting	will be long
16	Late	If Joe starts the meeting,	it’ll be long
18	Early	If Laura is folding, the towels	will be neat
18	Late	If Laura is folding the towels,	they’ll be neat
19	Early	When the baby finishes, the bottle	will be empty
19	Late	When the baby finishes the bottle,	it’ll be empty
20	Early	If Barbara gives up, the ship	will be plundered
20	Late	If Barbara gives up the ship,	it’ll be plundered
21	Early	If the Scissor Sisters open, the show	will be great
21	Late	If the Scissor Sisters open the show,	it’ll be great
22	Early	If the maid packs, the suitcase	will be tidy
22	Late	If the maid packs the suitcase,	it’ll be tidy
23	Early	If Tom wins, the contest	is over
23	Late	If Tom wins the contest,	it’s over
24	Early	If the doctor calls, your sister	will answer
24	Late	If the doctor calls your sister,	she’ll answer
25	Early	If Jack cleans, the kitchen	will be filthy
25	Late	If Jack cleans the kitchen,	it’ll be filthy
26	Early	If dad digs, the hole	will be deep
26	Late	If dad digs the hole,	it’ll be deep
27	Early	When a man cheats, his friends	get angry
27	Late	When a man cheats his friends,	they’re angry
29	Early	When Gaga sings, the song	is a hit
29	Late	When Gaga sings the song,	it’s a hit
30	Early	When Roger leaves, the house	is dark
30	Late	When Roger leaves the house,	it’s dark
31	Early	When Suzie visits, her grandpa	is happy
31	Late	When Suzie visits her grandpa,	he’s happy
32	Early	When the clock strikes, the hour	has started
32	Late	When the clock strikes the hour,	it’s started
33	Early	When the guerrillas fight, the battle	has begun
33	Late	When the guerrillas fight the battle,	it’s begun
34	Early	When the maid cleans, the rooms	are organized
34	Late	When the maid cleans the rooms,	they’re organized
35	Early	When the original cast performs, the play	is fantastic
35	Late	When the original cast performs the play,	it’s fantastic
36	Early	When Tim is presenting, the lectures	are interesting
36	Late	When Tim is presenting the lectures,	they’re interesting
37	Early	When The Beatles play, the music	is noisy
37	Late	When The Beatles play the music,	it’s noisy
38	Early	When Paul drinks, the rum	disappears
38	Late	When Paul drinks the rum,	it disappears
39	Early	When Mary helps, the homeless	are grateful
39	Late	When Mary helps the homeless,	they’re grateful
40	Early	When the phone loads, the app	crashes
40	Late	When the phone loads the app,	it crashes
41	Early	When the shop closes, its doors	are locked
41	Late	When the shop closes its doors,	they’re locked
42	Early	When a train passes, the station	shakes
42	Late	When a train passes the station,	it shakes
43	Early	When the actor practices, the monologue	is excellent
43	Late	When the actor practices the monologue,	it’s excellent
44	Early	When the cowboy rides, the horse	is tired
44	Late	When the cowboy rides the horse,	it’s tired
46	Early	Whenever the guard checks, the door	is locked
46	Late	Whenever the guard checks the door,	it’s locked
47	Early	Whenever Bill teaches, the course	is boring
47	Late	Whenever Bill teaches the course,	it’s boring
48	Early	Whenever a customer tips, the waiter	is pleased
48	Late	Whenever a customer tips the waiter,	he’s pleased
49	Early	Whenever Rachel leads, the discussion	is exciting
49	Late	Whenever Rachel leads the discussion,	it’s exciting
50	Early	Whenever Mary writes, the paper	is excellent
50	Late	Whenever Mary writes the paper,	it’s excellent