ELIAS Grammar Test Early Language and Intercultural Acquisition Studies

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1 ELIAS Grammar Test Kristin Kersten, Thorsten Piske, Andreas Rohde, Anja Steinlen, Martina Weitz Pictures: Susanne Kurth E L I A S Early Language and Intercultural Acquisition Studies Multilateral Comenius Project funded by the European Commission

2 Prompts 1. SVO i. A, B: the boy is touching the girl; the girl is touching the boy; distractor: boy and girl stand next to each other, no action ii. A, B: the dog is chasing the cat; the cat is chasing the dog; distractor: cat and dog sit next to each other, no action iii. A, B: the fish is kissing the frog; the frog is kissing the fish; distractor: fish and frog stand next to each other, no action 2. PLURAL -S distractor belongs to grammatical phenomenon which is not prompted i. A: cat; cats; distractor: dogs B: cats; cat; distractor: dog ii. A: pen; pens; distractor: rulers B: pens; pen; distractor: ruler iii. A: ball; balls; distractor: football boots B: balls; ball; distractor: football boot 3. PRONOUN (OBJECT) identical subject is important so as not to prompt for SVO i. A, B: the girl is kissing him; the girl is kissing her; distractor: all three stand next to each other ii. A, B: the father is chasing him; the father is chasing her; distractor: all three stand stand next to each other iii. A, B: the mother is touching him; the mother is touching her; distractor: all three stand stand next to each other 4. POSSESSIVE DETERMINER (M/F) i. A, B: his cat; her cat; distractor: both persons ii. A, B: his apple; her apple; distractor: both persons iii. A, B: his ball; her ball; distractor: both persons 5. NEGATION distractor belongs to grammatical phenomenon which is not prompted: i. A: the boy is running; the boy is not running; distractor: girl is not running B: the boy is not running; the boy is running; distractor: the girl is running ii. A: the dog is sleeping; the dog is not sleeping; distractor: the cat is not sleeping B: the dog is not sleeping; the dog is sleeping; distractor: the cat is sleeping iii. A: the duck is eating; the duck is not eating; distractor: the ostrich is not eating B: the duck is not eating; the duck is eating; distractor: the ostrich is eating 6. 3 rd PERSON SINGULAR -S i. A: the sheep eat; the sheep eats; distractor: sheep (sg.) no action B: the sheep eats; the sheep eat; distractor: sheep (pl.) no action ii. A: the fish jump; the fish jumps; distractor: the fish (sg.) no action B: the fish jumps; the fish jump; distractor: the fish (pl.) no action iii. A: the reindeer sleep; the reindeer sleeps; distractor: the reindeer (sg.) no action B: the reindeer sleeps; the reindeer sleep; distractor: the reindeer (pl.) no action

3 Prompts 7. COPULAR VERBS i. A: the deer is white; the deer are white; distractor: the sheep (pl.) are white B: the deer are white; the deer is white; distractor: the sheep (sg.) is white ii. A: the fish is black; the fish are black; distractor: the crabs (pl.) are black B: the fish are black; the fish is black; distractor: the crab (sg.) is black iii. A: the sheep is happy; the sheep are happy; distractor: the cows (pl.) are happy B: the sheep are happy; the sheep is happy; distractor: the cow (sg.) is happy 8. POSSESIVE VS OBJECT i. A, B: the girl is kissing the boy; the girl is kissing the boy s dog; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action ii. A, B: the girl is feeding the boy; the girl is feeding the boy s dog; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action iii. A, B: the girl is carrying the boy; the girl is carrying the boy s dog; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action 9. PRO M/F SG i. A, B: he is singing; she is singing; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action ii. A, B: he is drinking; she is drinking; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action iii. A, B: he is running; she is running; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action

4 SVO 1.i A, B: the boy is touching the girl; the girl is touching the boy; distractor: boy and girl stand next to each other, no action

5 SVO 1.ii A, B: the dog is chasing the cat; the cat is chasing the dog; distractor: cat and dog sit next to each other, no action

6 SVO 1.iii A, B: the fish is kissing the frog; the frog is kissing the fish; distractor: fish and frog stand next to each other, no action

7 Plural -s 2.i A cat; cats; distractor: dogs

8 Plural -s 2.i B cats; cat; distractor: dog

9 Plural -s 2.ii A pen; pens; distractor: rulers

10 Plural -s 2.ii B pens; pen; distractor: ruler

11 Plural -s 2.iii A ball; balls; distractor: football boots

12 Plural -s 2.iii B balls; ball; distractor: football boot

13 Pro 3.i A, B: the girl is kissing him; the girl is kissing her; distractor: all three stand next to each other

14 Pro 3.ii A, B: the father is chasing him; the father is chasing her; distractor: all three stand stand next to each other

15 Pro 3.iii A, B: the mother is touching him; the mother is touching her; distractor: all three stand stand next to each other

16 Poss Det 4.i A, B: his cat; her cat; distractor: both persons

17 Poss Det 4.ii A, B: his apple; her apple; distractor: both persons

18 Poss Det 4.iii A, B: his ball; her ball; distractor: both persons

19 Neg 5.i A A: the boy is running; the boy is not running; distractor: the girl is not running

20 Neg 5.i B the boy is not running; the boy is running; distractor: the girl is running

21 Neg 5.ii A the dog is sleeping; the dog is not sleeping; distractor: the cat is not sleeping

22 Neg 5.ii B the dog is not sleeping; the dog is sleeping; distractor: the cat is sleeping

23 Neg 5.iii A the duck is eating; the duck is not eating; distractor: the ostrich is not eating

24 Neg 5.iii B the duck is not eating; the duck is eating; distractor: the ostrich is eating

25 3. sg -s 6.i A the sheep eat; the sheep eats; distractor: sheep (sg.) no action

26 3. sg -s 6.i B the sheep eats; the sheep eat; distractor: sheep (pl.) no action

27 3. sg -s 6.ii A the fish jump; the fish jumps; distractor: the fish (sg.) no action

28 3. sg -s 6.ii B the fish jumps; the fish jump; distractor: the fish (pl.) no action

29 3. sg -s 6.iii A the reindeer sleep; the reindeer sleeps; distractor: the reindeer (sg.) no action

30 3. sg -s 6.iii B the reindeer sleeps; the reindeer sleep; distractor: the reindeer (pl.) no action

31 V cop 7.i A the deer is white; the deer are white; distractor: the sheep (pl.) are white

32 V cop 7.i B the deer are white; the deer is white; distractor: the sheep (sg.) is white

33 V cop 7.ii A the fish is black; the fish are black; distractor: the crabs (pl.) are black

34 V cop 7.ii B the fish are black; the fish is black; distractor: the crab (sg.) is black

35 V cop 7.iii A the sheep is happy; the sheep are happy; distractor: the cows (pl.) are happy

36 V cop 7.iii B the sheep are happy; the sheep is happy; distractor: the cow (sg.) is happy

37 Poss 8.i A, B: the girl is kissing Tom; the girl is kissing Tom s dog; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action

38 Poss 8.ii A, B: the girl is feeding Tom; the girl is feeding Tom s dog; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action

39 Poss 8.iii A, B: the girl is carrying Tom; the girl is carrying Tom s dog; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action

40 Pro m/f 9.i A, B: he is singing; she is singing; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action

41 Pro m/f 9.ii A, B: he is drinking; she is drinking; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action

42 Pro m/f 9.iii A, B: he is running; she is running; distractor: everybody in the picture, no action

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