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                                         Sentence Completion Norms:  Lahar, Tun & Wingfield  

 

SENTENCE FRAME                           RESPONSES                           Y                           M                           Y-O                           O-O                           Y(1980)

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1.  He mailed the letter without a

STAMP

.92

.98

.97

.97

.99

 

SIGNATURE

.02

 

 

 

 

 

HESITATION

.02

 

 

 

 

 

other

.04

.02

.03

.03

.01

2.  Captain Sheir wanted to stay with the sinking

SHIP

.98

.98

.99

.96

.97

 

RAFT

 

 

 

 

.02

 

BOAT

 

 

 

.03

 

 

other

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

3.  In the first space enter your

NAME

.93

.91

.95

.91

.96

 

SURNAME

 

.02

 

 

 

 

INITIALS

.06

 

 

 

 

 

AGE

 

 

 

.03

 

 

other

.01

.07

.05

.06

.04

4.  They went as far as they

COULD

.91

.94

.84

.87

.96

 

DARED

.02

.03

.12

.09

.02

 

WANTED

 

 

.02

 

 

 

GO

.02

 

 

 

 

 

other

.05

.03

.02

.04

.02

5.  The old house will be torn

DOWN

.92

.97

.96

.99

.93

 

APART

.07

.02

.03

 

.02

 

other

.01

.01

.01

.01

.05

6.  Most cats see very well at

NIGHT

.99

.98

.98

.99

.92

 

CLIMBING

 

 

 

 

.02

 

other

.01

.02

.02

.01

.02

7.  It's hard to admit when one is

WRONG

.85

.91

.82

.80

.92

 

MISTAKEN

 

 

.03

 

 

 

LYING

 

 

.02

 

 

 

SICK

 

 

 

.03

 

 

OLD

 

 

.02

 

 

 

LOST

 

 

.02

 

 

 

DEFEATED

 

 

.02

 

 

 

AT FAULT

 

 

 

.03

 

 

GUILTY

.03

 

 

 

 

 

STUPID

 

.02

 

 

 

 

other

.12

.07

.07

.14

.08

8.  Jean was glad the affair was 

OVER

.93

.98

.89

.81

.92

 

FINISHED

 

 

 

 

.02

 

ENDED

 

 

.04

.08

 

 

SUCCESSFUL

 

 

.02

 

 

 

other

.07

.02

.05

.11

.06

9.  Her job was easy most of the

TIME

.97

.98

.98

.91

.91

 

DAY

 

 

 

.04

.04

 

other

.03

.02

.02

.05

.05

10.  The whole town came to hear the mayor  

SPEAK

.87

.87

.85

.87

.90

 

TALK

.06

.09

.08

.08

.07

 

SING

.02

 

 

 

 

 

ORATE

 

 

.02

 

 

 

other

.05

.04

.05

.05

.03

11.  When you go to bed turn off the

LIGHT(S)

.97

.91

.88

.88

.89

 

RADIO

 

.03

.07

.03

.03

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

.02

 

TELEVISION

 

 

 

.06

 

 

LAMP

 

 

.02

 

 

 

TV

 

.02

 

 

 

 

other

.03

.04

.03

.03

.06

12.  Most shark attacks occur very close to

SHORE

.74

.85

.89

.91

.88

 

LAND

.05

.07

.05

.04

.07

 

WATER

 

 

 

 

.02

 

HOME

.05

.03

 

 

 

 

REEFS

.02

 

 

 

 

 

BLOOD

.02

 

 

 

 

 

BEACHES

 

.02

.02

 

 

 

other

.12

.03

.04

.05

.03

13. The game was called when it started to

RAIN

.90

.94

.92

.89

.88

 

SNOW

.05

.04

.05

.04

.05

 

LIGHTNING

 

 

 

 

.03

 

POUR

.03

 

 

.03

 

 

HAIL

 

.02

.02

 

 

 

THUNDER

 

 

 

.03

 

 

other

.02

-

.01

.01

.04

14.  None of his books made any

SENSE

.84

.80

.72

.72

.88

 

MONEY

.14

.16

.17

.12

.07

 

IMPACT

 

 

.02

 

 

 

LIST

 

 

 

.03

 

 

IMPRESSION

 

 

 

.04

 

 

PROFITS

 

.02

.02

 

 

 

DIFFERENCE

 

 

 

.03

 

 

other

.02

.02

.07

.06

.05

15.  He scraped the cold food from his

PLATE

.83

.90

.93

.91

.87

 

DISH

.02

.02

.03

.04

.04

 

SHIRT

 

 

 

.03

 

 

BOWL

.02

 

 

.02

 

 

TRAY

 

 

.02

 

 

 

other

.13

.08

.02

.02

.09

16.  The dough was put in the hot

OVEN

.88

.80

.86

.87

.85

 

SUN

 

 

 

 

.04

 

GREASE

 

 

.02

 

.02

 

PAN

.03

.02

.04

 

.02

 

STOVE

.02

.02

 

.07

 

 

WATER

.02

 

 

.03

 

 

POT

 

.03

.02

 

 

 

FAT

 

 

.02

 

 

 

OIL

 

.05

.02

 

 

 

other

.05

.08

.02

.03

.07

17.  The dispute was settled by a third

PARTY

.90

.80

.87

.75

.85

 

PERSON

.05