Table 1 Four types of the test sentences following the story reading.
Local antecedents (LOC) | |
1. | Jessica hoped that Lily could dress herself quickly. |
2. | Ken’s father told Ken to control himself. |
3. | Mum asked Jenny to wash herself. |
4. | Mum knew that Lisa had cut herself. |
Long-distance subject antecedents in finite clause (LDS_F) | |
1. | *John told Mum that Harry had hit himself with the ball. |
2. | *Ben dreamed that the Robber shot at himself. |
3. | *Jessica heard that Lily had blamed herself. |
4. | *Cathy knew that Linda had rescued herself. |
Long-distance subject antecedents in non-finite clause (LDS_N) | |
1. | *Jenny wanted Sally to believe herself. |
2. | *Jenny asked Lisa to help herself. |
3. | *John wanted the policeman to protect himself. |
4. | *Jack asked Peter to trust himself. |
Long-distance object antecedents (LDO) | |
1. | *Fanny told Tracy that Lily had removed the picture of herself from the wall. |
2. | *Peter told Jimmy’s father that Jimmy tore the picture of himself. |
3. | *Lisa told Grandma that the doctor had rescued herself. |
