Thanks for your interest in taking part in our study! This page explains your task and other important details. Please read this information carefully! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
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During the experiment, you will see short stories with two orthree sentences. The last sentence will be incomplete. Your task is to finish the sentence.
The display will look as follows:
Please type your continuation in the field below the "Your continuation" prompt. Make sure that your continuation makes the incomplete sentence correct English. In the example above, a continuation might be him in for dinner much too early. And that's it!
Please make sure that you complete the last sentence in each case. Don't just add a new sentence.
You don't need to spend much time thinking about possible continuations, just write down whatever comes to your mind first. We're not after great prose - please don't try to be witty or to give unexpected answers.
Please note: Since we will be using the results from this study to research how English speakers perceive and produce language, only native speakers of English may take part. Thank you!
We will collect some data to help us evaluate our results. We will ask for
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The experiment will take c. 20-30 minutes to complete, depending largely on your typing speed. Please activate cookies in your browser to enable our experiment to run. Please fill in your information in the form below, and whenever you're ready, click "Start" to begin!