1. Sentence Structure n The two sentence contexts differed in the number of noun-phrase agreements n Sentences provided only structural information about verb by using only ‘she & ‘her to identify participants n There were no direct clues as to the identity of the subject or object of verb n Nonsense verbs were heard during the “ blank screen” interval: –preceding first repetition of event –repeated 9 times during –between 3 repetitions of each event.

2. Table 1 - Stimulus events and sentences She stipes (her) over there! She braffs (her) over there! She pilks (her) back and forth! She gishes (her) around! Stimulus sentences Participant A pulls B backwards along a slippery surface by pulling on B’s backpack. A rolls B toward her on a wheeled dolly by pulling on a feather boa tied around B’s feet. A wheels B forward and back in a red wagon. A rotates B on a swivel stool by pulling on the ends of a scarf around B’s waist. Unfamiliar motion events

3. She stipes (her) over there!

4. She braffs (her) over there!

5. She pilks (her) back and forth!

6. She gishes (her) around!

7. n Depending on which condition the child was assigned to the experimenter asked either: “Which one (verb)ed the other…? Point!” (TRANSITIVE CONDITION) OR “Which one (verb)ed…? Point!” (INTRANSITIVE CONDITION) n This experiment was also run with adults